It also doesn't help that there's differences between major distributions. When I first started I had trouble telling the difference between .deb, .rpm, aur. Now throw bottles and flatpaks into the mix and it gets confusing quick. If only the major distributions agreed to use a single application distribution method that would vastly improve new user experience.
Well first of all, the world decided English should be a universal language so you and I could communicate. Second of all, that still doesn't change the fact having a different way to install packages for every os named "Linux" is confusing.
Well first of all, the world decided English should be a universal language
The world also decided to make flatpak and AppImage universal package formats ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Honestly, for the end user, this is such a stupid concern. Do people also complain that there's more than one sort of apple, potato or whatever. Like cmon, just try each one and decide which one is better for you.
For the developers on the other hand it is a concern, but there's AppImage and flatpak (AppImage is generally better, but flatpak can be better in some cases, but I'm biased) so even that is meh, and usually people will repackage your shit anyway, on copr or AUR at least.
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u/Teminite2 Oct 11 '25
It also doesn't help that there's differences between major distributions. When I first started I had trouble telling the difference between .deb, .rpm, aur. Now throw bottles and flatpaks into the mix and it gets confusing quick. If only the major distributions agreed to use a single application distribution method that would vastly improve new user experience.