arch is interesting to me and i’m not too worried about the install, the rolling releases and stability of the system are what i think would snag me in using it. though the minute regular updates are probably more an issue for people who delve into the system more to get the absolute most out of it. it’ll be more stable, works out of the box-type distros for me while i get a grasp of things like the file system and using the terminal. but i do think the setups people post of their riced out installs look pretty cool ngl

just works “almost” is pretty funny but i know what you mean. i wasn’t having much trouble with it testing it with a virtual machine. the nice thing is a lot of the applications i use on windows are already free software that im realizing are a lot of the go to’s for people running linux, so really a lot should “just work”

i’m about to take my first peek into linux on mint. i’m not completely put off learning some new things but being able to do that in a desktop that is familar makes everything a lot easier to pick up on. who knows, if it all goes smoothly maybe next week i’ll be running arch (i won’t)

yeah, it’s a bit of an uphill battle to create communities online with how centralized the internet has gotten, especially on a whole different platform than where most users congregate. it might be a reasonable concession to make.

though i’d hope new users can take up the task of generating content themselves, that’s what platforms like this are made for. best way to nurture a culture of posting and engaging is to post and engage, which there should be enough users for at this point i think. it’s a bit idealistic though, not an easy issue.

i don’t have a big stake since this is a community i don’t really take part in, but i will say when i see those bot posts that are just grabbing reddit posts and tossing them here i don’t really engage with them.

i feel compelled to comment on posts that were made with intention by a user that will actually see my input. it might add content but to me it seems like it would kind of be filler, less substantial than an actual poster making a thread.