Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an easier learning curve - Debian or Arch?
On Saturday, 20 May 2023 17:04:42 NZST Susmita/Rajib wrote:
> 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.
>
A lot of information on the Arch Wiki is relevant on any other distro that
packages that software, including Debian. In a lot of cases, info on those
wikis can be used to manage Debian systems, excluding some package names, some
paths, and a few other rare things.
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> Best wishes,
> Rajib B
> Etc.
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