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Exactly this. IMO, Linux won’t become widespread until it’s truly easy to use. Despite how they shit on Windows, I could count on one hand how many times I’ve needed to look up an issue I couldn’t solve myself. The same can’t be said for when I tried Ubuntu, which I had more issues with before I could even get it installed.
So basically you copy-paste commands and expect them to work like some magic spells? I think I've estimated your level of expertise correctly in another comment.
Well, combining that and
that, then I agree that Red Hat and things based on it suck, but I don't see what does this have to do with "the current ecosystem", because different distributions handle repositories differently.
The issue is not with Linux not being easy to use. The issue is politics.
Most of the people use their PC for browsing. Throw Linux Mint or Ubuntu on the machine (that's the hard part for casual users), press firmware install if your wifi is not working (connect Ethernet cable), press update prompt. That's it.
You press on Firefox, you are on the Internet. THATS IT. I installed Mint on many old laptops. If you have problems, it's because you are tinkering around with your system. That's on you. Many casual users only use their browser.
I installed Mint and Ubuntu on many laptops. Elderly people I installed them for, never had any problems, even after me explicitly asking if they had any problems. Press power on, press Firefox, press power off.
Glad it works for you, but I have no interest in an OS which considers anything besides using a web browser “tinkering with my system”.
You have the ability to do anything with your system. That includes breaking it. That's the cost of freedom.