Don’t get me wrong. I love Linux and FOSS. I have been using and installing distros on my own since I was 12. Now that I’m working in tech-related positions, after the Reddit migration happened, etc. I recovered my interest in all the Linux environment. I use Ubuntu as my main operating system in my Desktop, but I always end up feeling very limited. There’s always software I can’t use properly (and not just Windows stuff), some stuff badly configured with weird error messages… last time I was not able to even use the apt command. Sometimes I lack time and energy for troubleshooting and sometimes I just fail at it.
I usually end up in need of redoing a fresh install until it breaks up again. Maybe Linux is not good for beginners working full time? Maybe we should do something like that Cisco course that teaches you the basic commands?
Maybe give an immutable OS, like Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite a try?
The idea is that it’s very hard to break the system, because apps are containerized, so they don’t ‘touch’ the system, and updates take effect only on reboots.
If update is broken, it won’t apply. And you can always rollback to previous state, if you don’t like something.
You don’t need to install stuff from the terminal, and you can install them from a GUI ‘store’.
I think the main issue with those is that flatpaks dont play nice with development tools, or cli tools.
If you use those you have to use container workarounds, which annoy some people, myself included.