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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's been twenty years since the first ease-of-use distros launched, the ones meant for noughts hempty end users. It's long been basically trivial to install and use Linux without ever touching the terminal, especially if you're one of the majority of people who spend almost all their time in browser/Electron apps. A basic Ubuntu or Mint is basically idiotproof. And if you can use an app store, you can use a package manager.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel like every time I tell someone I know that I use linux mint, I'm coming across like I'm saying "I use Arch by the way" *eyebrow wiggle*

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Electron apps such as discord, that on ubuntu require a command line to update?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Only if you're using the flatpak, iirc. Snaps should update automatically and I'm pretty sure both Snaps and .debs can be updated through the Software GUI (i.e. right click > open with Software).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can install and uninstall debs from the software GUI, but you can't update.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You update by installing the newer .deb...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It needs you to manually uninstall the old version first.