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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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What could your distro learn from another distro? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For example, I'm using Debian, and I think we could learn a thing or two from Mint about how to make it "friendlier" for new users. I often see Mint recommended to new users, but rarely Debian, which has a goal to be "the universal operating system".
I also think we could learn website design from.. looks at notes ..everyone else.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Slackware - if it ain't broken don't fix it. Gentoo - USE flags. Mint - user-friendly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Slackware needs to learn how to be hip like arch. I'm the baby in our irc group, and I'm 40. All the cool kids are using arch BTW.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Never cared much about trends.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

It's nice to find another slacker in the wild.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Slackware is broken, though.

Its releases are so far apart that the default installer stops working in between releases cause it can't handle the changes to the repos.
Its default software selection is outdated, makes no sense (multiple tools for the same task), and is grouped illogically. If I want to run Xfce, I shouldn't have to install the KDE group to satisfy necessary dependencies. If I install the base group, all dependencies for using the package manager should be satisified. And Libreoffice shouldn't be installable only via an unofficial, unsupported third party repo.
Its documentation is so outdated it isn't useful anymore:
https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:slackware_admin:installing_on_uefi_hardware

"Some modern computers have started to offer motherboards that use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) as a replacement for the traditional BIOS."

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't use it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I did use it for a while, then switched to something else.
Still have a soft spot for it in my heart, I just wish they'd modernize a little.