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is linux a hard os to use? (programming.dev)
submitted 7 hours ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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asking seriously. because i installed kubuntu after setting up luks2 encryption in installer and it all seemed fine. until i booted into ubuntu and saw grub menu asking for commands . i asked chatgpt it gave complex fixes and stuff. so im now installing windows 11 again and deleted kubuntu.

now im not blaming linux. but this is a genuine question. is linux hard?

i had bitlocker encryption working perfectly on windows 11 no boot issues.

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[–] 4 points 6 hours ago (12 children)

Linux is a spectrum, from super hard to very easy. Sounds like you hit a not-easy one.

If you want an easy time, stick with the major distros (Fedora, Ubuntu, etc), and avoid any complex setups. Use that for a while to get familiarity, and then build up from there.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 hours ago (11 children)

    I disagree, I got more edge cases with Ubuntu and Fedora than an immutable distro. It's always when trying to update stuff it inevitably breaks. An immutable distro just works, it can rebuild the world when updating and you never get into trouble

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  • [–] 2 points 6 hours ago (6 children)

    I have no experience with immutable distros, but aren't they pretty config file heavy? Are they that nice to operate as a brand new user?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

    I personally use one that's config file heavy and I like it because I have two devices so I can change something on both without issue

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    I get that, and its a pretty strong selling point, but I dont think that makes them beginner friendly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago*

    As a beginner Ubuntu was more frustrating, I prefer one config file to hundreds of bread crumbs left all over the system.

    Anyone remember putting 90-mouse.conf in xorg.conf.d to turn off mouse acceleration? Each time you went to do something it would be some change in some file on your system. No way to remember what you did when your in place upgrade fails and you need to restart fresh

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    I use Fedora Silverblue and it's pretty beginner friendly. It's hard to break and you just install and uninstall apps with the Software app. I don't think you need to worry about a single config file.

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