sixtyAug 18, 2023

It IS too complicated tho. I consider myself pretty techy, but my Linux experience, just trying to do basic things like downloading a program, became a long chain of troubleshooting and installations of dependecies and searching online for answers.

Sadly, it got me REAL turned off Linux. I love the concept of it, but at the end of the day, I just want something that works.

Show threadQuazarOmegaAug 18, 2023

just trying to do basic things like downloading a program, became a long chain of troubleshooting and installations of dependecies and searching online

Why, are you using Gentoo?
Package management is by far one of the easiest things on Linux, even easier than on Windows, for comparison it got a package manager only recently and it’s still barebones af

Show threadmgiuca
As a long time Linux user, I was amazed when the entire tech industry “invented” package management a couple of decades after Linux. Did you know Apple invented the idea of being able to install an app and all its dependencies, signed by a central authority? So much easier than any other OS before it!
Aug 18, 2023 at 11:19amWeb
Show threadQuazarOmegaAug 18, 2023
Lol, didn’t even know about it, well typical Apple behavior ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯