brb@feddit.nltoLinux@lemmy.ml•What would you change about your favorite Linux distribution?
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9 months agoI think the point is that if one needs to read a thousand pages of documentation before they can start using a new operating system they will just give up regardless of how good it is.
Installing packages is probably one of the first things you’d want to do so there is a lot of value in keeping its design intuitive.
The ‘you can make an alias or script for it’ argument only works if someone already has a working understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Which you can assume it someone gradually gets introduced to a Programme, but not if they are making a big switch like installing a new OS.
Sure, I wish things were different. But, CS1 took years to become what it is. They started again from the ground up, it’s going to take a while to get there. I’m giving it some time.