Even the most complicated Linux distro is more user friendly than Windows 10 or later. And the mainstream linuxes are trivial to install and use as a daily driver. The only tech skills required are when you want to
- use software that requires wine (windows binaries compatibility interface) which sometimes requires some fiddling
- get proprietary drivers running for graphics 3d acceleration (most simple 3d chipset drivers work out of the box, other drivers work out of the box anyways on major distros)
- do techie stuff, which by default requires fiddling and often isn’t even possible on windows because you go insane by the OS annoying you with notifications etc
rambaroo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Linux can be easy to use if it’s set up to be easy to use, and you have the right hardware. It’s the set up process that most people can’t get through on their own.
I tried installing Fedora the other day with the provided installer, and it failed to even launch from USB. Then I used the same image and wrote it with Rufus instead, and it worked fine. But your average person wouldn’t know to even try that.
Linux is almost never as easy to set up as techies make it out to be. And you can’t just hand wave issues like graphics drivers. Even after I installed the drivers I still had to sign them manually so secure boot would actually accept them. That’s just too many hoops for most people.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 10 months ago