DISCLAIMER: Arch Linux is not a beginner friendly distribution, and this is not a recommendation or good practice.

I know how to use pacman -S. I have yet to experience a Discover related issue after months of use.

  • Nalivai@lemmy.world
    53·
    3 days ago

    If you need a GUI software manager, my suggestion is to not use arch

    Arch is actually great for beginners, way better than usual alternatives like Ubuntu for example. If you need a GUI software manager, Arch or Arch derivatives are still better than a lot of the rest.
    Besides, a lot of people like fancy GUIs, nothing wrong with that. You’re right that graphic app stores aren’t amazing, but that’s shouldn’t be the norm then. I will still do everything in CLI, but I will vehemently defend our less technically advanced bretheren’s right to click their mouse on the colourful buttons

    • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I am pretty much, “for GUI” and tend to make enough KIO servicemenus to make my right click menu looong.

      But after trying out both GUI and CLI methods of managing software installation, I’d say I am inclined on using the CLI for this task.

    • bequirtle@lemmy.world
      41·
      3 days ago

      To be clear I’m not against GUI software managers, just had bad experiences with KDE Discover… and I don’t trust anyone who recommends Arch for beginners…

      If you never want to see a terminal just use Mint or whatever

      • Nalivai@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I’m talking from experience both in education and sysadmin duties. In my life I helped hundreds of people switch to Linux, for work, for home, for everything in between, and was that helpful person that answers all their questions. I have the statistics, however informal, I know what I’m talking about. There are whole categories of problems that people encounter with Ubuntu and it’s derivatives that just categorically don’t exist in Arch. And you can trust whatever the fuck you want.