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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (30 children)

Lol, I relate with this a lot.

I always figure it out, but Linux is not user friendly. The last issue I had was trying to get my vpn to work. It took me a few minutes to realize my vpn provider doesn't support a gui on there.

This is the issue with Linux. It needs better support and adaptation. If it got that focus from third parties, I'd gladly make it my daily driver.

Here's to hoping the attempts from companies like steam are only the beginning of a new thriving trend!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (19 children)

The terminal is not an accessory like on Windows, it's apart of the daily Linux experience

[–] jagungal 13 points 2 months ago (6 children)

It shouldn't be though. A command line interface is not user friendly for entry-level users, and until Linux UX designers realise this, Linux will never gain a greater market share. And we have seen this with Ubuntu, Mint, and other "user friendly" distros gaining popularity. I'm not saying that we should necessarily aim for broad-scale adoption of Linux as an end in itself, but more users means more support for Linux which means a better experience for all.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

Linux was never meant to be "user-friendly", Windows and Linux are 2 differents things, but i know this fact is hard to accept tho.

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