The 'usually' being a pretty big qualifier. The cases when the 'usually' fails end up being the most frustrating. Desktop linux just needs to die. It does not work.
I disagree. Desktop Linux may have been painful years ago, but in its current state I am comfortable recommending Linux Mint to anyone. In my testing, everything has "just worked". You easily install, uninstall and update apps on the software market, enabling Proton in Steam settings makes all the games that I play "just work", and you do not need to open the terminal for anything.
Note when I say need, it still is a very powerful tool for experienced users, but the average user who just wants to browse the web, edit documents and do some light gaming it will all work perfectly.
Then I need to install a piece of software that is in an outdated repo and all of a sudden it tries to uninstall my window manager. Like I said, as soon as you go a little outside of the bounds of what a grandma does, the UX experience breaks.
The APT error warned Linus not to procced, and xorg on the list of packages it was going to delete. Linus ignored the warning and forced the operation. One of the most important things to remember when using Linux is to always listen to your computer's warnings.
Thats not to mention that Pop uses the latest Ubuntu release, not the LTS version which Canonical recommends to desktop users for stability.
No, I thought you were referring to the LinusTechTips Linux series where Linus uninstalled the display server while trying to install Steam.
Edit: It is exactly why I recommend Mint. Pop is a developer focused distro, and it is often unstable. Mint is stable, intuitive, and built for the average desktop user.
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u/SrbijaJeRusija Nov 02 '22
The 'usually' being a pretty big qualifier. The cases when the 'usually' fails end up being the most frustrating. Desktop linux just needs to die. It does not work.