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[–] w2tpmf 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Good documentation is great to have. Here's the thing though. If you need documentation to use an OS... That just proves that it really is harder for people to use.

Mint and Windows both share the ability to pick it up and use it for the majority of what most people do. Arch is like the textbook example of having to learn a bunch in order to use Linux.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

I have used Windows since I was a child and I still need "documentation" to do routine things, because they hide stuff 8 levels deep inside an obscure settings window that requires an arcane ritual to access.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think Arch is meant for people who want to learn the software - so that you can also choose, control, customize, diagnose, and fix the software!

That said, archwiki is still a great resource on other distros for when something does go wrong, or when it's not obvious how to do something, particularly when messing with experimental or server stuff.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

The Arch wiki is one of the main reasons I use Arch/Arch based Distros. Its so insanely good and after you learned some of the basic stuff and what certain terms mean its a very good resource for doing stuff.

[–] Rustmilian 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You forgot the entire point of Arch Linux, it was never meant for newbies, bud.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Arch is the easy way, when you compare it to Debian Sid.