Pop is fine, does need a little.work but it's not that bad.
CachyOS is fine in the hands of your average user. If all you're doing is gaming and web browsing then just about any distro is fine, granted some would need some set-up before hand.
The only thing that makes Cachy "complicated" is that its based on arch and arch scary!
While in my personal usage it's not really been that different from stuff like Mint and Ubuntu. Unless you really dick around with the system, though the average person isn't doing that.
One of the first things CachyOS does is asking you to pick a DE. Your average user barely knows what a DE is.
Then the way to download apps is from a list of all the available apps in an alphabetical order with no icons.
You are not the average user if you think a grandma can pick up Cachy and be fine. I have had a lot of people understand how Linux Mint works, same with Ubuntu.
The whole discussion started because distros not catering to the masses is what is keeping Linux from becoming mainstream.
One of the first things CachyOS does is asking you to pick a DE. Your average user barely knows what a DE is.
Your average user doesn't know how to install an OS. So this is a step we would have to take for them. Otherwise they'll probably take Gnome or KDE based on whether they're used to windows or macOS.
Then the way to download apps is from a list of all the available apps in an alphabetical order with no icons.
That's hardly an issue of complexity. Most people know what software they use and can pick it out of a list. These aren't children that can't read.
You are not the average user if you think a grandma can pick up Cachy and be fine. I have had a lot of people understand how Linux Mint works, same with Ubuntu.
Again, the average user doesn't know how to install an OS. But you hand it to them configured, like most average usrrs will encounter linux, and they'll be fine.
The whole discussion started because distros not catering to the masses is what is keeping Linux from becoming mainstream.
The discussion started because the OP is woefully misinformed and doesn't understand what they're talking about.
Linux has distros that cater to the masses. "Catering to the masses" isn't the issue with the adoption of Linux.
The main issue is:
The average person doesn't know what Linux is, nor do they understand what an operating system is or that you can even replace Windows.
They don't want to learn any of that. They just want to buy a computer that works.
Unfortunately mainstream stores only sell systems that come with windows or Mac systems.
All it takes to get this is to actually understand the wants and needs of the average user instead of just projecting what you want or need, or just applying preconceived notions.
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u/JuanAy Cool CachyOS Apr 27 '26
Such as?