Any fellow Linux users on here?

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I've been using Linux since 2022, so I'm used to the terminal at this point.

Do you feel like the terminal is the biggest sticking point when it comes to people switching to Linux? I think its a major failing that really needs to be fixed. I have the ability to hop into the terminal in MacOS and take full control of whatever I want when I want to, but when I install new software it just takes a couple of clicks and its in the application folder. I dont need to open an archaic CLI to start an app, at least in the first instance.

It just makes Linux feel half baked. I know that
most people I know would kick and scream the moment I showed them an OS that looks at first like Windows or MacOS but then I show them the terminal and say "this is his you download apps and update the OS..."

I think MacOS gets it right. If Linux was more like MacOS in that you dont need concern yourself with the Terminal unless you want to, then Linux would easily overtake Windows.

I know there are some auto update features appearing, but I've never actually witnessed them work properly and I find myself having to clean up the mess in Terminal anyway. I dont welcome having to do it, but I know I have a better tolerance for that kind of thing than say my dad would.

 

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It's enabled in the bios even if like me your motherboard doesn't actually have Bluetooth.

Yep. Typical marketing these days.

So many third parties getting their product marketed to you directly, whether you want it or not.

 

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I've been using Linux since 2022, so I'm used to the terminal at this point.

I got accustomed to using the terminal early into my venture into Linux. I still have very few commands I know by heart, but I have no problem inputting commands if I know their source and function.

I also know how intimidating the terminal can be for new users. Though I think it would be a mistake to say one can get by without having to use it on occasion. But if you can cut and paste, you can in fact effectively make use of the Linux terminal with any distribution.

 

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Cinnamon Ubuntu seems like a nice option, its pretty speedy on my Chromebook. It only has a dual core Celeron and it doesn't seem to have any issues that aren't caused specifically by the quirks of my Chromebook, eg. No sound through speakers and no touchscreen. I've also tried Pop-OS and that seems to run well too, but I think its a little more setup for gaming and multi media. So I'm weighing up which one I like more.

My only real complaint with Cinnamon is a minor one. That on the surface it's far less versatile compared to other protocols like Gnome or KDE.

I know with Linux Mint, their developers kind of discourage using alternative customization beyond their basic product. Yet I also recognize that their conservative approach and control is a deliberate large part of their quality control. In my own case though I have tried Mint using both KDE and Gnome, but they didn't strike me as being entirely stable. And where Mint developers make no promises. That their developers take critics' accusations of being old-fashioned as a virtue.

One other complaint now comes to mind. Where Mint documents the potential of third-party applets to cause freezes or other problems, yet they don't remove them from being downloaded. I spent an insane number of hours trying to troubleshoot these strange and erratic freezes only to see such comments which were likely at the heart of why my Linux Mint 21 was occasionally freezing and causing me to reboot.

That's where Pop!OS22.04 comes into play. Using Gnome I can far better customize their GUI well beyond what is offered out-of-the-box. A lot of fun for me personally, though I don't do much with it any more simply because I know the next version of Pop!OS will be in Rust, and not Gnome. That the ability to customize it is anyone's guess right now. And Pop!'s front end is far more simplistic compared to Mint. But yes, it seems well known that their distro is more ideal for gamers.

If anything, for me the issue of system administration is far more comprehensive with Linux Mint than with Pop!OS22.04. A major reason that I retain Mint as my daily OS.