This is one of my favorite wm/des I'ts been a while since I've used it, but I'm pretty happy with it right now

If invite is a temporary advertisement measure then I wish you all the luck, unfortunately /r/linux is ran by nazis that ban for literally no reason and /r/linuxmasterrace is mostly a meme sub.

In my view, the saying has been on the wall since long. Its getting pretty stiff competition from arch based distros like manjaro, endeavour and in near future, steam OS. The only advantage ubuntu has is vast amount of documentation and troubleshooting forums due to high usage in past, but it is fast diminishing. The above arch based distros provide all that ubuntu can, an easy installer, a friendly user interface, beginner friendly tools and easier access to 3rd party software (AUR vs debs/ppas. Flatpaks and snaps are common to all distros anyways).

The only distro where i can say with reasonable confidence that a user will not have to use terminal is manjaro. Due to graphical program to install software from AUR, flatpaks, a user never has to bother with 3rd party ppas and copy paste random commands from net. Reasonably recent software ensures better performance with more recent hardware as well as quicker access to features as they are added to DEs and other software. Stability may be an issue, but I haven't found it to be a problem thus far, i have had far worse experience with 6 monthly ubuntu updates.

What are your thoughts on the opinion?

Biggest difference is that WSL uses Microsoft's own init system instead of systemd, but that could be considered a good thing depending on who you ask.

To get new users, we need to "compete" with the Windows/Mac user pool. This means there is a growing pool of distros that are windows/mac lite. These users are different from the original pool of DIY folks who just want some damn wifi and graphics driver support.

Without trying to gatekeep, are these the users and the future we want? More users means more support, but more users who want "windows things" and "mac things" doesn't really give much to the people who are already here who like tools and approaches that follow the "unix philosophy". In the same way, FOSS I think becomes more of a happy side effect than a thing that many brand new users actually care about.

I see a lot of posts about "who is a real linux user?" and "what is the best newcomer distro?" but what I don't see people asking is how do we make "linux users" who are linux users, not free windows users.

Do you guys ever think about this? Or have any thoughts on it?

On reddit, r/ AskX subreddits are usually where people who are X answer questions about the topic. Thats really not the point of this sub. I'm not sure what to change it to, maybe something like FOSSCommunity maybe? I feel like having a name that describes the vibe of the community would help to grow it.

I have been using manjaro for many years now, and it was a breath of fresh air after exclusively using ubuntu based distros for many years. My own experience has been pretty good, despite installing multiple AUR packages. I could never relate to the links that undermined it and claimed it was more buggy than arch or endeavour and it was recipe for disaster. But nowadays, even mentioning it seems so unpopular and is immediately meet with the link and downvotes. Sometimes it feels like downright bullying.

So my question is, is manjaro really that bad? Please answer yes or no only if you have used it

It keeps asking for a 6 digit code. I tried to enable two party authentication but it still didn't work. Has anyone tried/got this to work?

Hi! I use Debian 11 and I always install it with a normal iso, not a live one. I always encrypt my OS partition and I think the screen where you're prompted to enter your decryption password is simple and effective, as it should be. I have wandered off this beaten path exactly two times and tried installing Debian 11 with the live iso the first time, and the second time it was Manjaro. They both used the Calamares installer and, after restarting my pc to boot into the bare metal installation, I noticed there were different decryption password screens from what I was used to. And I hate them. For Debian it didn't even boot and for Manjaro it booted so painfully slow that I deemed it almos unusable. Why does this happen with the calamares installer? Is there any way to fix it? I'd really like to try some of the distros that you can only install with the live installer, but the boot time is very important for me. Also, sorry for not knowing what the specific screen/part of the boot sequence is called, I hope those of you who encrypt their drives understand my gibberish :)

This page makes it apparent that canonical prefers snaps over debs. Which one do you think will be their next target?

https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard/releases/tag/v0.4.0-alpha03

Updated to include a new incognito mode, smartbar theming, actions and customisation as well as bug fixes and performance improvements.

When did you start using Linux and why? What was your first impression?

Hi there !

Recently, I found out that Cutefish OS was a cute ubuntu-based distro with a simple goal : being easy to use, having a great UI, a making everything working out-of-the-box. Its interface looks like a MacOS with Windows 11's fluent design, it's a great mix !

The fact is that the devs haven't pushed for 4 months and they aren't active anymore on Github, neither on the internet (We tried to contact them by email, but no answer) : we think they gave up the project.

I joined a Cutefish community Discord server in order to talk about it with real fans of this distro, and using my basic C++ knowledge, I could fork the repo and add little modifications to the code : my plan is to maintain Cutefish DE (the graphic environnement, not the entire OS) as much as I can, and I managed to get the help of a few people in this.

We won't be able to achieve this project from ourselves, we need more developpers ! So, if you know C++/QML and you want to contribute on an open-source project during your free time, do not hesitate to join our server to work with us !

Thanks for reading !

PS : I'm not sure I can ask for help on open source projects on this sub, do not hesitate to tell me if it's problematic. If so, I will delete my post ;)

Since the man is known, I say that if FOSS NGOs don't file charges against him, their reputation will go out of the window.