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Arch is Easier to Use than Debian (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So the thing with Debian and any Debian based distro like Ubuntu or Linux Mint is there is no big centralized software repo like the AUR. Yes there is the apt repository but if you want something that's not in there, get ready to read the documentation or follow random guides.

For example, one of my friends wanted to download an audio tool called Reaper. On Windows this is just looking up the application and clicking on the .exe. It really depends on the dev if they include a .deb, sometimes you might need to download the .sh file or they may tell you to compile it yourself. Perhaps, you have to add a ppa. On Arch, all I have to do is Paru -S Reaper, if there are multiple Reapers I can look for that by typing Paru Reaper.

Now that Arch is so easy to install with the Archscript, and the software repo so vast and easy to use, is Debian really user friendly if you have to jump through several hoops to download programs?

Edit: yeah yeah there's flathub and stuff but that's more of a last resort, optimally, you want to get it the correct way.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (16 children)

You took one narrow use case whose significant downsides you're unaware of and made an OS ease of use judgement based on that. Therefore while you're entitled to it, it's not a useful judgement. ☺️

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee -1 points 9 months ago (15 children)

My narrow use case is just installing packages. There are lots of packages not in the apt repository. All I'm saying is that aur has more stuff. Now, if apt repository has around the same amount as the aur then I could see how debian based distros are functionally as easy to use.

[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All I’m saying is that aur has more stuff.

Sure, but that does not equate to the premise you made that Arch is easier to use than Debian.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So it's much easier to install stuff since it has everything you need.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

I think they want you to talk about the other aspects of use, such as compatibility with hardware an whether there can be significant productivity roadblocks. (That said, the only said roadblock I've met is not being able to project and not being able to run a specific Android app)

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