I've been using Solus 4.4 for a few days. Best package install experience I've had - one tool to do it, no weirdness or scary messages about dependencies, and the hit rate on getting the software I'm looking for without issues has been very high. Top notch desktop distro.
I think a lot of it is because distros tend to play hot potato with the packaging and try to reduce their load by building off Debian or Arch, which makes the experience way less consistent as you end up with fragmentation surfaced to the user. Add in a bit of corporate open-source "embrace the user" and you get app store jank that the developers never use because they just open a terminal instead.
I think a lot of it is because distros tend to play hot potato with the packaging and try to reduce their load by building off Debian or Arch, which makes the experience way less consistent as you end up with fragmentation surfaced to the user. Add in a bit of corporate open-source "embrace the user" and you get app store jank that the developers never use because they just open a terminal instead.