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Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an easier learning curve - Debian or Arch?

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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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Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an easier  learning curve - Debian or Arch? "Susmita/Rajib" <bkpsusmitaa@gmail.com> - 2023-05-20 07:30 +0200
  Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an  easier learning curve - Debian or Arch? Byung-Hee HWANG <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2023-05-20 08:10 +0200
    Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an  easier learning curve - Debian or Arch? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-05-20 14:00 +0200
      Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an  easier learning curve - Debian or Arch? Byung-Hee HWANG <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2023-05-20 15:10 +0200
  Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an easier  learning curve - Debian or Arch? "Susmita/Rajib" <bkpsusmitaa@gmail.com> - 2023-05-20 09:00 +0200
    Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an easier  learning curve - Debian or Arch? Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> - 2023-05-20 09:50 +0200
    Re: Learning resources and material-wise, which distro has an easier  learning curve - Debian or Arch? Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-05-21 06:40 +0200
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