[SOLVED]Making Debian more user-friendly
Posted: 2018-04-27 18:43
Inspired by this old post and the recent update on Buster's release status, I would like to re-visit this topic. We are currently in 27th of April, 2018th. Ubuntu 18.04 has just been released, and it's looking more user-friendly than ever. Snaps are now a thing, and can be installed via GUI too. Now, I know that Ubuntu is specifically targeting new Linux users, but what if that is just a paradigm we made up ourselves?
Does an OS need to be hard? Is someone superior just by virtue of doing stuff in more technical (terminal-style) way? Can't we make an OS that is truly universal, which is made for everyone, every purpose? I think that Debian has made strides in this direction, but Buster could do more. Aside from streamlining updates mentioned in the status report (especially bugfix updates), Buster can provide users with some simple GUI software for managing most of the system. I don't speak about another YAST, just a set of programs that would provide an user with tools which are designed for Debian.
Of course, this approach has one major problem. Debian has a lot of choices. From DEs, to WM and so many software you can't count it. Thus, making these tools available on just one "default" DE (like GNOME), would be counter-productive.
Debian is not Ubuntu and doesn't have to be like it. Then again, if Debian was user-friendly, what point would there be in Ubuntu?
Feel free to discuss at your own pace. I would like to see the comments of new Debian users, as well.
Does an OS need to be hard? Is someone superior just by virtue of doing stuff in more technical (terminal-style) way? Can't we make an OS that is truly universal, which is made for everyone, every purpose? I think that Debian has made strides in this direction, but Buster could do more. Aside from streamlining updates mentioned in the status report (especially bugfix updates), Buster can provide users with some simple GUI software for managing most of the system. I don't speak about another YAST, just a set of programs that would provide an user with tools which are designed for Debian.
Of course, this approach has one major problem. Debian has a lot of choices. From DEs, to WM and so many software you can't count it. Thus, making these tools available on just one "default" DE (like GNOME), would be counter-productive.
Debian is not Ubuntu and doesn't have to be like it. Then again, if Debian was user-friendly, what point would there be in Ubuntu?
Feel free to discuss at your own pace. I would like to see the comments of new Debian users, as well.