Linus Torvalds on Linux Desktop Software Distribution

gentooman · Talk · YouTube title: Linus Torvalds on why desktop Linux sucks

Why it's here

Cited constantly in Flatpak, packaging and ABI-compatibility debates as Linus's blunt, insightful take on shipping software for Linux.

What it covers

Excerpts from Linus Torvalds's DebConf 14 talk on why desktop Linux struggles. He covers application distribution, distros breaking backwards compatibility, wasted package management effort and how Windows does app distribution better.