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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What would make you change distro? (feddit.org)

submitted 1 week ago by crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Just curious to know if anyone has been using the same distro for multiple years/decades and what or if you have it takes for you to want to switch to a different distro?

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[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

okay, i went at it for a few hours and got the ux to something minimally acceptable to me; however, the wife disagrees. the same pain points for me are hers, as well.

i am not sure if this can be modified, but if so then i havent figured out how to resolve it. i have tried out a few skins, but i have changed to arctic zephyr to make sure the language i am using translates correctly.

the biggest issue we currently have with UX is selecting a show/movie to watch. the multi-step process just to get into a poster list is something i am looking to curtail. the following examples are how i can browse movies by genre to select/play a movie

on android TV's jellyfin app:

open jellyfin app
select movies
all movies are listed here as posters, select browse by genre
movies are shown as posters in paginated rows to select under each genre and can be selected to play

on Kodi jellycon app:

select videos
select video addons
select jellycon app
select jellyfin libraries
select movies folder
select genres (no posters yet, and i dont even use 4-5 of these subfolders)
choose a genre.
select a movie

i believe i can reduce the steps count by 1 or two on kodi by booting to the videos or videos>addons menu, but in the current steps there is selectable content in androidtv>jellyfin app on step 2. in kodi>jellycon, selectable content doesnt appear until step 8.

the steps to get here are still wife-unacceptable. it feels too much like using a computer to her instead of sitting down to consume passive media. do you know if there is a way to change this to be a bit more similar to jellyfin/netflix/prime/d+/p+/hulu/max/curiosity stream/every other major streaming platform by lowering the barrier steps to selectable content?