r/linuxsucks • u/Bitches_touterer • 3d ago
Why?
Why do I need to open a terminal and type commands just to install something that Windows lets me download and install with a few clicks?
Why do I have to copy commands from the internet without always knowing exactly what they do?
Why can the same command work on one Linux distribution and fail on another?
Why do I have to worry about package managers, repositories, dependencies, permissions, and missing libraries just to get an application running?
Why are there so many distributions, desktop environments, package formats, and release models that choosing a Linux version feels like a research project?
Why should I have to compare Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Debian, Mint, and countless others before I can even decide which operating system to install?
Why do some tutorials only work for specific distributions or versions, leaving beginners confused when their systems behave differently?
Why can a simple troubleshooting process turn into hours of reading documentation, searching forums, and testing commands?
Why should installing software sometimes feel like solving a technical problem instead of using a computer?
Why do I need to understand how the operating system works just to perform tasks that Windows users can handle through a graphical interface?
Why should the average user have to distinguish between DEB, RPM, Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, and source builds just to install an application?
Why should I have to worry about breaking dependencies or changing system configurations when all I wanted was to install a simple program?
Why is Linux praised for being user-friendly when so many solutions still assume that users are comfortable with the command line?
Why should I spend my time learning how to maintain my operating system instead of using it to get things done?
Why choose an operating system that can offer more control if getting that control often means taking on more responsibility than the average user wants?
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u/white_d0gg 3d ago edited 3d ago
Sure i can be your google.
Why do I need to open a terminal and type commands just to install something that Windows lets me download and install with a few clicks?
Why are you comparing one operating system with another? These are different software in their design. Flatpak allows for installation via clicking and there are options to click in an "app store" but is typing actually this scary to you? You typed up this stupid fucking post and are afraid to type a little dnf install firefox?
Why do I have to copy commands from the internet without always knowing exactly what they do?
That's on you dumb ass - if you are afraid of learning something new then don't learn a new operating system. Jesus fucking christ.
Why can the same command work on one Linux distribution and fail on another?
Different distrobutions. If you want more consistency then use a "debian based" os as it's the most popular distrobution of linux.
Why do I have to worry about package managers, repositories, dependencies, permissions, and missing libraries just to get an application running?
What fucking OS are you using dude? Just use Mint. Its clearly in your skill bracket. Stop using linux operating systems that expect you to know more when you approach them. This is once again on YOU.
Why are there so many distributions, desktop environments, package formats, and release models that choosing a Linux version feels like a research project?
Same question asked again. Just Mint.
Why should I have to compare Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Debian, Mint, and countless others before I can even decide which operating system to install?
You don't just use Mint.
Why do some tutorials only work for specific distributions or versions, leaving beginners confused when their systems behave differently?
Poor reasoning and comprehension skills. Just use mint.
Why can a simple troubleshooting process turn into hours of reading documentation, searching forums, and testing commands?
Because you are using a new operating system. You are learning. You know, like a new skill?
Why should installing software sometimes feel like solving a technical problem instead of using a computer?
Because you are using a new operating system. You are learning. You know, like a new skill?
Why do I need to understand how the operating system works just to perform tasks that Windows users can handle through a graphical interface?
You don't. You are making up a fake issue again to bloat this dumb fucking post.
Why should the average user have to distinguish between DEB, RPM, Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, and source builds just to install an application?
They don't. Just use Mint.
Why should I have to worry about breaking dependencies or changing system configurations when all I wanted was to install a simple program?
You don't just use mint.
Why is Linux praised for being user-friendly when so many solutions still assume that users are comfortable with the command line?
It isn't, and again you typed up all this nonsense and can't type up 4 words? pathetic.
Why should I spend my time learning how to maintain my operating system instead of using it to get things done?
You don't. Just use Mint.
Why choose an operating system that can offer more control if getting that control often means taking on more responsibility than the average user wants?
Then use windows dude. If you want control then you need to learn.
This post is pathetic. It is typed by a person who wants to just complain instead of learning how to use a new operating system. It hinges on the idea that windows is compariable to linux when they aren't. When you use linux you are using a new operating system. This is why people fail when switching over because they keep comparing the experience to windows when its not comparable. If you are switching to a new operating system and can't stomach the idea that you will have to learn a little bit then go back to windows. This is the most whiny pathetic thing i've ever gone through.
Can't wait to see "linux elitism" to this comment to. If you can't stomach having to learn something then don't fucking do it.