Why would one want to run this over Ubuntu? So much effort is wasted on producing and maintaining entire distributions when they are just another distro with a preinstalled package list and a skin?

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cosmic_cheese 6 days ago | parent [-]

Distros also represent sets of defaults and software choices (e.g. removing snap). Good defaults can make a world of difference and dramatically reduce time to usability on new installs.

Besides that distros also tend to include theming that’s much more complete and versatile (works at odd UI scales and such) than themes you find online, which can also be of value. Trying to assemble all the components and poke configs in all the right places to get a coherent look is frankly a huge pain in the rear.

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whalesalad 6 days ago | parent [-]

Could that not be a script you run on a fresh Ubuntu install? I am just thinking in terms of all the heft and maintenance responsibility for maintaining this website, documentation, etc (which is all going to be virtually identical to every other documentation site), building isos, hosting them, doing releases.

When the end result is just install packages a, b, c, remove snap, add this theme, add this wallapaper. that is like a script to me lol.

aka ship a diff instead of shipping an entire asset.

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SR2Z 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

> Could that not be a script you run on a fresh Ubuntu install?

It would be amazing if you could just download the combo of the script and image so you don't have to spend time configuring it :)

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cosmic_cheese 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Scripts are fine for the lightest of changes but quickly become ungainly and prone to failure, plus the user has to re-run it to reapply changes after system updates.

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hakube 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

similar to Omarchy by DHH. Just run a script after a fresh install of Arch, and it will pre-configure your Hyprland desktop