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Windows Marketshare Declines While Ubuntu Numbers Up 700 Percent! by Optimus85 in Linux

[–]jjjj 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think so since I've used Linux for the past idk 15 years and I've used different distros. I'm on ubuntu now. I've installed many different programs often the versions were outdated in the packet manager so I had to go search the website and it often got complicated. I've also had a lot of issues with dependencies not being installed and some other messy situations that would never happen in Windows or OSX.

I'm gonna do a fresh install soon cause I'm actually having issues with my ubuntu setup so I guess we'll see how much progress they've made since my last major install/setup

Windows Marketshare Declines While Ubuntu Numbers Up 700 Percent! by Optimus85 in Linux

[–]jjjj 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I get by and figure things out, I was more talking about the appeal and practicality for the general public. I'm pissed off how long it's taking linux distros to make systems for the general public when a big part of what's holding it back is simply designing some UI's for a lot of the useful programs, pre-installed programs, making their packet managers like an app store(looks good and simple, stays updated with the latest stable versions), make it easy to uninstall or update programs. Basically don't make the normies ever have to touch the command line and compile programs.

I've wanted to see M$ lose their abusive grip on the Desktop OS market for so long but some of the easier things to change in linux that would appeal to masses just never happened.

Ubuntu has alot of their apps coming in Snaps now, which IIRC auto-updates.

That sounds more like it for the general public. Maybe there's hope.

Windows Marketshare Declines While Ubuntu Numbers Up 700 Percent! by Optimus85 in Linux

[–]jjjj 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Linux would do so much better if they'd update their fucking packet managers with the latest versions of software and make them more graphical and user-friendly. So many damn times I've had to search through websites to find the most updated version of software, then install from command line or even compile programs. The general public doesn't want to fuss with all that bullshit, they just want it to look good and be able to click next and install.

Stop trying to make the general public use the command line, it's not gonna happen.