• AnonTwo@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Linux is a usable daily driver if you’re tech savvy enough.

    A daily driver shouldn’t need you to be tech savy. There should just be an added benefit for being tech savy.

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      1 year ago

      Windows is not usable if you aren’t tech savvy. See young people who grew up on iOS/Android.

      I think Linux is very good already and only improving.

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        1 year ago

        Pretty sure those users you’re talking about don’t understand desktop controls in general, and would be even worse on Linux. Because when we talk about tech savy we’re not talking about basic controls.

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        Meh, I have been using linux desktop exclusively for a decade now, and I have to disagree. It… sorta works, but it has definitely many many shortcomings and edge cases where it just shits itself completely — that is, the userspace. The kernel itself is rock solid.

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      Many distros are actually very easy to install and setup. The problem is that Linux is not preinstalled on most computers.

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      To be fair, my husband is about as far from tech savvy as they come, and he’s been running Linux for years on his laptop. Every 2-3 years I upgrade him. Sometimes just within distros (Ubuntu 12.04 to 16.04 say. Other times, I’ve moved him distros (to fedora) or back to Ubuntu. Otherwise? I don’t touch his system. He’s been happy for years.