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Re:Linux desktop leaders unite behind Flathub app store. Her... by Fire-Dragon-DoL on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @07:07PM (#35175921)
Nix sounds amazing and better than everything else, but it also sounds really hardcore and not for common usage.

You have to learn a specific programming language just to use it, so the barrier is: learn to use a computer, learn to program, learn a specific language

Compare that to desktop distributions, or windows, or macOS the barrier is: learn to use a computer

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Re:Linux desktop leaders unite behind Flathub app store. Her... by ar_lan on Thursday March 16, 2023 @01:09AM (#35178327)
Totally fair, and understood! Thanks for the response.

I agree Nix’s biggest issue is that it’s extremely hard to consume. It took me essentially over a year before I felt… proficient in using it.

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Re:Linux desktop leaders unite behind Flathub app store. Her... by Fire-Dragon-DoL on Thursday March 16, 2023 @03:30AM (#35179194)
That is so frustrating, it really sounds amazing, but I don't have the willpower to do that just for the day-to-day OS. Looking forward the day it gets more consumer oriented
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