I tried it recently and had so many issues with it like apps not indexing in the “open with” file menu, and flatpak apps not interfacing with any system functionality.
You must log in or register to comment.
- 4 months
Well there’s your problem. But really, it’s because long-time distro hoppers will finally find the one that meets all their needs and assume it meets everyone else’s needs as well.
About the only thing other than Mint that I recommend to beginners is Endeavor or Bazzite if they need gaming. And even then, is lean toward Endeavor first just because it’s less modified and they’ll get more consistent results during troubleshooting.
But yeah, new users really don’t need anything other than the bare minimum otherwise they’re likely to get turned off pretty quickly by documentation not lining up to their distros edits.
4 monthsI’d not recommend Endeavour. It’s just a preconfigured Arch, which is great if you want Arch but not great for users not used to dealing with Arch.
Arch has so much good documentation that any beginner with issues can easily troubleshoot their way out of nearly any problem.
I was a complete Linux noob when I settled on EndeavourOS as my distro, and its been my daily driver for 5 years now.
If the person you’re recommending a distro to is illiterate, then yeah, Arch would be a terrible suggestion. EndeavourOS would still be a good suggestion though since it’s dead simple to set up and has good defaults.
