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Good read: How to pitch Qubes OS? - #15 by fsflover
And to add to this: there are alternative menus that reseble windows:
This is not the solution to the problem I have in mind. So in your opinion, Qubes should always be this complicated, and the high entry threshold is the user’s fault because he doesn’t read the documentation? If you were going to implement Qubes in an enterprise environment, your suggestion would be to read the documentation?
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You still have the choice to switch back to KDE: KDE (desktop environment) | Qubes OS
Is the KDE environment actively supported by Qubes? Are you able to guarantee that KDE will run reliably at all times, and that KDE supports all the features that are in XFce?
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Multi-purpose templates already exist though, look at how bloated the standard debian and fedora vms are.
Imho it’s all about getting the hand of it, reading the docs as you progress and searching for what you need. There are more pressing issues to be resolved rather than adding features to facilitate newbies, when there are already well-written resources available. Again, personal opinion.
I don’t like your answer. Who exactly are you that you are stating on behalf of Qubes that there are other pressing problems and suggesting that the problem is that people who have trouble operating the system should take the plunge?