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Linux is too hard (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The indoctrination of windows is extreme. Windows is just as hard as linux, harder even with all the layers of obscurity.

And yet... linux is hard, and users decry RTFM as "not growing the userbase"

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (12 children)

I was on a reddit thread the other day which was about Microsoft ending the support for Windows 10. Naturally, I thought people would be boasting about Linux in that thread, but nope, people just want to keep using windows 10 or want Steam to release SteamOS. This was the PC Gaming sub too.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean if people move to steamOS how is that not a win?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

That is a win. I was just surprised to not see anyone just say any of the existing distros, you know, multiple solutions that already exist.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Windows has the excuse of being preinstalled everywhere. It makes it very hard to break system or to use the system in a way not blessed by Microsoft.

Linux is fairly easy to learn and gives you lots and lots of power.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The work windows did to make early windows intuitive really paid off. I was able to figure a lot out as a kid so I could play snake and minesweeper etc. Leaning into that will onboard new users, and that's why mint is so successful

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Random fact: The guy that did the hook a Macklemore's thrift shop was partially responsible for that.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Windows is not as hard as Linux. You're just being silly at this point. I'm not saying Windows is better, but it is engineered from the ground up to accommodate the lowest common denominator.

Case in point, installing a program on Windows? Double click the exe and you're done. On Linux? It can be that simple but usually is much more involved.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It depends on what you are doing

As it turns out, there are a lot of tools that work best on Linux because they were intended to be used on a Linux system. Same goes for Windows stuff that is meant to be run on Windows. You can make it work but for the most polished experience it is best to stick with something well supported.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Double click the exe, pending update blocks the installer, reboot, click the exe, go through a wizard that ask questions you don't know the answer to (usually defaults are ok though), be prompted for admin password, get blocked by corporate policies, fill out the IT ticket, have them remote to your box and install, reboot, find the program in the menu, run it, have it blocked by HBSS, put in ticket for that, update antivirus, reboot, manually pull group policy updates, reboot, more updates install, reboot, run the program.