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780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks (blog.zorin.com)

submitted 21 hours ago by King@blackneon.net to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] sga@piefed.social 9 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

please do not suggest that manajaro is arch ready to use arch. manjaro is just bad. if you want easier to install arch go endeavour os or cachy or some other arch plus gui installer. https://manjarno.pages.dev/

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I said that's the reason Manjaro exists, not that it's any good at it.

Nobody has answered me what Zorin is for.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's for people who don't know what an operating system is (probably over half the world population or much greater) but can understand "this is like Windows but works faster and with less viruses, and it has something like Microsoft Office but free".

It was the most easy to convince others to use it during the Windows 8 era because it looked so much like Windows 7 and likely the same is happening now with the end of life of Windows 10.

Not that hard if you ever spoke to anyone who doesn't really understand computers. Good for you I guess that you came from a family of tech literate people I guess.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 42 minutes ago

Same could be said about Mint; I was asked several times what version of WIndows I had on my laptop. Some people are convinced to this day they met a guy running Windows 9.

[–] RalfWausE@blackneon.net -3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I, personally, think Omarchy is the best "easier to install Arch" out there - you can hand out a flashdrive to anyone with at least the most basic IT-knowledge and they would get a working, useable and upgradeable system within ~20 minutes.

[–] sga@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I am not going to get into politics, and just suggest a read of https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/a-word-on-omarchy/

[–] RalfWausE@blackneon.net 1 points 52 minutes ago

Yes, Omarchy is in some ways quiet... hacky and has a bit of a "style over substance" approach, but i think that is not THAT important for the role it fills. It remembers me of the various riced up setups from the early 00s (and perhaps late 90s, but my memory is hazy in that regard) that simply looked cool (i just say "compiz") and had this WOW effect on regular Windows users.

Omarchy has this and also benefits from an idiot proof setup routine. If it drags in people from Windows its good, some will start tinkering with it, some will dig deeper into the Linux / Unix world... its an entry level drug in a way.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 3 minutes ago

Why would anyone who wants something easy to install go with Arch? You're not the target audience! Just install Fedora or Debian!