For example, I’m using Debian, and I think we could learn a thing or two from Mint about how to make it “friendlier” for new users. I often see Mint recommended to new users, but rarely Debian, which has a goal to be “the universal operating system”.
I also think we could learn website design from… looks at notes …everyone else.

  • KISSmyOSFeddit
    40·
    6 months ago6 months ago

    Slackware is broken, though.

    • Its releases are so far apart that the default installer stops working in between releases cause it can’t handle the changes to the repos.
    • Its default software selection is outdated, makes no sense (multiple tools for the same task), and is grouped illogically. If I want to run Xfce, I shouldn’t have to install the KDE group to satisfy necessary dependencies. If I install the base group, all dependencies for using the package manager should be satisified. And Libreoffice shouldn’t be installable only via an unofficial, unsupported third party repo.
    • Its documentation is so outdated it isn’t useful anymore:
      https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:slackware_admin:installing_on_uefi_hardware

    “Some modern computers have started to offer motherboards that use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) as a replacement for the traditional BIOS.”

    • 0x0
      12·
      6 months ago

      Don’t use it.

      • KISSmyOSFeddit
        30·
        6 months ago

        I did use it for a while, then switched to something else.
        Still have a soft spot for it in my heart, I just wish they’d modernize a little.