Having sane defaults was not a thing in the Linux world
Yes it was, for a looong time. Just because Ubuntu keeps fucking up doesn't mean everyone else does so, too. openSUSE for example has had sane defaults for as long as I can remember - and that's since I started with Linux on openSUSE 10.0. Mandriva is sadly dead, but it, too, was very sane for beginners.
[Ubuntu] the easiest distro to get started
Ubuntu is just the most media-hyped distro. There's nothing beginner-friendly about it. No match for distros like openSUSE with its YaST2 tool etc.
I get what you mean but it really doesn't mean anything if adoption is poor. I don't like Ubuntu as well but its the most popular and IMO is user friendly and has the best software support. So for someone who isn't technical Ubuntu is still the best option to get started. Its just practical.
Also I don't agree that openSUSE's YaST2 is for non tech beginners. I have seen it and it needs you to know a lot about linux to use it. It is indeed easy and powerful for people who know what they need
Yes it was, for a looong time. Just because Ubuntu keeps fucking up doesn't mean everyone else does so, too. openSUSE for example has had sane defaults for as long as I can remember - and that's since I started with Linux on openSUSE 10.0. Mandriva is sadly dead, but it, too, was very sane for beginners.
Ubuntu is just the most media-hyped distro. There's nothing beginner-friendly about it. No match for distros like openSUSE with its YaST2 tool etc.
I get what you mean but it really doesn't mean anything if adoption is poor. I don't like Ubuntu as well but its the most popular and IMO is user friendly and has the best software support. So for someone who isn't technical Ubuntu is still the best option to get started. Its just practical.
Also I don't agree that openSUSE's YaST2 is for non tech beginners. I have seen it and it needs you to know a lot about linux to use it. It is indeed easy and powerful for people who know what they need
Adoption isn't poor though, and even if it were, it'd still mean something.
Why? And "because more people use it" is not a reason.
It is much more so for tech beginners than the terminal is, to which you have to resort frequently in Ubuntu.