I’d argue that beyond surface-level stuff, the Debian-based distros have a steeper learning curve. PPA’s, packages with versions in the name of the package, .deb
s that don’t update with the rest of the system, the list goes on. No shade to anyone who is happy with Ubuntu or Mint, but I too started on Ubuntu and didn’t find it intuitive enough to stick around. OP is talking about avoiding the terminal, “just use Debian” is not even a solution to that.
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ArtixCory@lemmy.mlto Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml•How to browse websites in 2025: 13 simple stepsEnglish1·9 days agoAbsolutely!
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ArtixCory@lemmy.mlto Open Source@lemmy.ml•Google Keeps Making Smartphones WorseEnglish282·1 month agoAnd thus highlights the hypocrisy of their “let’s all be friends” messaging around getting Apple to adopt RCS; Google holds the keys to integrating RCS in messaging apps on Android. Last I heard they only granted access to Samsung.
I’d be willing to excuse a mobile OS for being partially or completely proprietary if it was good. But neither Android nor iOS are.
What non-American alternative is there anyway? Only SimpleX comes to mind. Which I sadly don’t see getting widely adopted.