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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 7 months ago (14 children)

It's a PITA because there are a dozen different installation methods, and if anything at all is not functioning perfectly, the only advice you'll get is typing random commands into the terminal that report back some generic error that you have no idea what to do with.

[–] Custodian1623@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (13 children)

i dont mean this in a judgemental way but that sounds like you dont understand or just dislike the process and conflate that with difficulty. the commands aren't random, you just don't know them. people who have learned how to use the OS (granted, not everyone has the time for that) generally know what commands do before they paste them in. I have a much easier time running a single command rather than navigating through layers of GUI but not everyone will share that preference

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (12 children)

that sounds like you dont understand or just dislike the process and conflate that with difficulty

LOL and what exactly else would you call that? They're random to me. I don't know them, I don't want to know them, I just want it to work like every other sensible OS where I can figure out how to complete basic tasks without needing a computer science degree. That's what most people want and it's why Linux will remain a niche OS by nerds and for nerds, because that's the way they like it, which is fine, but let's not try to gaslight people into believing there's no reason people might want something else.

[–] Custodian1623@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i literally said it's up to preference, and I don't have a CS degree, I did in fact figure it out

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 7 months ago

That's not what the title of the OP says. That's my point.

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