I just did a fresh install in the past week-ish to migrate to KDE from GNOME, and wanted a fresh start.
ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (AMD): Debian 12 with GNOME
Previously ran Pop!_OS with the development version of COSMIC DE. I wanted a Debian-based laptop to more closely reflect the Debian servers that I use to host my Wait Wait Stats stuff. I'm not going testing or unstable, since I don't run those on my servers.
Surface Pro 3: Fedora 40 (KDE spin)
I did a fresh install this week to clear out some of the lingering issues from an install of a pre-release version of the KDE spin of Fedora 40.
I initially wanted to see how FreeBSD would run on the Surface Pro 3, but I didn't want to tempt fate as I sometimes take the Surface with me on the go.
@nixCraft Seems like lots of bad/unlucky decisions along the way leading to much lost time. And QT with all of that migration works, seems like quite the limiting factor.
Finally wrote about a topic, I have been thinking for a long time: a KDE Apps initiative. There are already more than 200 KDE Apps, but this is not enough. So let's more KDE apps together!
Linux needs an easier way to install. Yes, every other operating system also requires the usage of a USB stick, but those operating systems come pre-installed on their computer.
It seems that most Linux users way over estimate the tech literacy of most people. I ask anybody under the age of 20 to use a USB stick and ask what that is.
Not only that, but since most people don't have a USB stick laying around they have to go out and buy one, which is annoying at best and limiting at worst
@justsoup unless it's preinstalled, I don't know any other way around the USB stick requirement... I mean, it used to be CDs were required to install Linux, and before that floppy disks 🙃
The best option seems to be to have someone else install it for you (from the factory, or otherwise)