Over the decades the number of Linux distributions has effectively exploded, from a handful in the late ’90s to quite literally hundreds today, not counting minor variations. There lately see…
  • kumi@feddit.onlineEnglish
    2·
    6 hours ago

    This community is funny.

    From what I can tell this is is basically the spiritual evolution of Bazzite, by the same team and built with a similar approach. Yet look at how differently they are received.

    Brand identity memes are truly impactful these days. Names and presentation seem to drive majority sentiment.

    • Feyd@programming.dev
      173·
      17 hours ago

      Followed the link. Two blurbs that are plenty to turn me off it:

      Homebrew on-tap by default, same tools as your Mac

      No thanks. I don’t need anything from Mac. I actually hate using Mac including the headaches that homebrew brings. I only use it for work and only because I hate it less than windows and Linux isn’t a choice.

      For professionals and AI/ML engineers

      So it’s catering to AI. No thanks.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    18 hours ago

    ok so basically suggesting it be like freebsd. which honestly is kinda cool but all the same not exactly a great solution for folks that want an easy one and done. I suppose their could be an option at setup for certain defaults that would basically be a list of distros and would automatically do the distros default setup.

    • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
      23·
      18 hours ago

      Which one? Open, Net, Free? Ports and AUR etc are awesome. But not new or great for everyone.

        • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
          3·
          17 hours ago

          Ah my bad. Though still, at valid point, Free BSD is one of many BSD distributions. Therefore not “distro less”. I’ve done the distro less thing once and only once just for the experience. I am 100% with you that in general I think any sane person would want a decent distribution.

          • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
            1·
            17 hours ago

            Sorry. What I meant is it sounds like its suggesting an install interface where you basically choose what you want like you see with freebsd (or did at least back when I was using it which admitadely was some time ago but yes the other bsds). Also I thought the various bsds had different kernels so where not exactly distros of each other.

            • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
              2·
              17 hours ago

              I don’t know. Maybe you’re thinking of something different than I am, because didn’t most Linux distributions have that as well? Some definitely more than others. Especially arch. Even more user-friendly distributions of arch still allow some insane customization. I installed catchy the other day and was blown away to see them offer system d-boot among others right there in the installer. Even garuda and others just assume system d by default.

              • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
                1·
                17 hours ago

                Maybe. I certainly have not used them all. Honestly it would sorta mean using one specific package manager and such so im not sure if what they are describing the way I read it is really feasable. I use a really easy out of box distro now so I only make a few decisions at install and mostly just hit enter and accept defaults for them.

                • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
                  2·
                  16 hours ago

                  You can install nix on most distro and mix and match packages. Things like docker flatpak etc can get you close to being technically distro less at the cost of some storage space for the distro bases.

                  True distrolessness is a thing almost no one would want. Build once install everywhere OTOH.

  • Excel@lemming.megumin.orgEnglish
    73·
    17 hours ago

    Come back in another decade when things like Flatpak are actually usable without giving up a bunch of features or having to change settings or do workarounds to get everything working.

    • N.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      41·
      13 hours ago

      I think is very dependent on the apps you install because i haven’t need to do really any workarounds and i install all my apps through Flatpak. The only messing around with permissions i do is disabling everything that i dont need (like printer or smartcard access). I also have over a hundred apps installed.