Hexbear Linux users are the deep state of China (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago by Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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While I've been considering buying a brand new PC and mobile phone (for absolutely no reason whatsoever; totally a coinkidink that I considered it at this point in time), I decided to also look up what China's own operating system was (because obviously they would have their own operating system; why would they make absolutely everything else and NOT make their own operating system?) and I was like 'ooooh, that looks cool! This Kylin OS!' only to watch a video expounding on it and revealing it's a Linux based operating system.

Hexbear Linux users are to China what Israel is to America CMV

I just want a normal operating system where I double click an app to activate or install it, and it has full functionality no ifs and or buts with my OS, and I can rightclick and get all the necessary functionalities of rightclicking.

sudo install better OS

Stupid dressed up DOS like operating system; yeah cause I really want to type up lines of instructions to do what windows can do with a double click; cause I want to spend two hours googling how to install non-Linux compatible software on Linux, and then spend two hours finding out why the solution didn't work making me feel like Indiana Jones excavating cursed ruins for a treasure you could've gotten at Walmart.

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[-] KrasMazov@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Just use Bazzite, works out of the box, basically doesn't break, is very up-to-date, comes with KDE which is similar enough to Windows but can do so much more and install anything you need from the app store. It also has the ability to install from other ways and the documentation for it is decent enough on their forums.

[-] Zvyozdochka@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Bazzite (and atomic/immutable distributions in general) are really neat, but I personally avoid recommending them to first time Linux users because if they end up searching for a solution to a problem they're having on the internet, the top solutions that pop up in their search engine most likely not going to be what they're looking for or even work. Explaining the concepts of an immutable distribution and things like rpm-ostree to someone new to Linux can be quite the challenge and turn them off because of they'll most likely interpret it as unnecessary complexity to achieve a simple goal.

[-] KrasMazov@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago

I get what you're saying and I would definitely agree in the case of Fedora Silverblue/Kinoite. I specifically said Bazzite because it is specifically made to be as hassle free as possible while also providing a lot out of the box.

If someone needs help there's a dedicated forum for that, documentation and also a Discord server. It can be more complex in some areas for troubleshooting, but it is also big enough to the point where you can get help if needed.

Bazzite has been the smoothest experience I ever had on Linux since I started using it in 2018 when Proton launched. I even use it on my main computer and laptop.

If I had to recommend a non atomic distro the only ones would be Solus and Nobara, but on Nobara you need to keep an eye on their Discord because of manual interventions every now and then.

[-] Zvyozdochka@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

I've never used Bazzite personally, only seen a couple of videos about it and have some prior experience with messing around with Ublue images, so I can't really comment on Bazzite specifically shrug-outta-hecks . If their forums are active and friendly towards people with questions, I guess go for it! penguin-love