their very liberal customization options
That's a good point and makes it worth considering
MyNameIsRichard
joined 1 year ago
Some uefi set ups have usb boot disabled by default. It may be worth having a poke around and seeing if yours does.
How did they end up thinking that everything must be done with terminal while using Ubuntu?
When asking for help in a Linux sub/forum/community, the answer will generally use the terminal because it works across desktops and even distros. It's a lot easier to give one or two commands than it is to work out what distro, what desktop, and what settings the querier has, then describe the steps necessary in that particular GUI.
This may lead to the impression that the terminal is required for day to day use of Linux.
Arch and NixOS is where it’s at if you want bleeding edge.
openSUSE Tumbleweed if you want bleeding edge also
I'd been dual booting with Windows 2000 Professional for a while but XP came out, I didn't like it so fully switched.
Godwin's Law. Discussion over.
This is by far the most confusing part when I consider switching over
It's the same process as when buying a car. Try a few out and see which one you like.
Why would you not like it?
It takes the fun out of programming
but does it also include ‘high-level’ concepts like windows, input fields and so
Yes, it allows you build full on TUIs.
If you want a terminal gui, then ncurses may be suitable which you can also use in c++. Qt and Gtk have c++ bindings.
Usually because they've tried Ubuntu and found it lacking.
Or you can use nmtui if you prefer a graphical frontend