Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an easier learning curve - Debian or Arch?
Dear Rajib,
"Susmita/Rajib" <bkpsusmitaa@gmail.com> writes:
> My dear illustrious leaders and senior list members of debian-user ML,
>
> I hope I will have a clear reply on the matter by the end of the
> inputs received for this query.
>
> For example, in Debian https://wiki.debian.org/LXDE has almost
> nothing. Whereas Arch has at least a better wiki documentation on
> LXDE. Also, as described in the earlier post:
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/05/msg00792.html, the native
> wiki website of LXDE is non-existent.
>
> ArchLinux LXDE is not Debian LXDE. The corresponding packages
> available in any one of the two isn't compatible with the other
> (.tar.bz2 vs .deb). Debian installation via synaptic (or apt) is very
> organised and simple for me.
>
> So this query also: is .deb packages a better alternative than
> .tar.bz2? What are the pros and cons if the two are compared?
.tar.bz2 is not easy to install.
> I tried to add a menu item to the right click, drop down menu in LXDE,
> but failed to find any information on this.
>
> I moved away from LXDE as a result and have begun using OpenBox.
>
> So my question becomes all the more pertinent.
Go with Gnome Desktop. Gnome is easy and friendly.
Also i am using Gnome Desktop under Debian 11 Bullseye.
Sincerely, Byung-Hee
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