Comment on Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA

• Patches@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I have not found that to be the case.

  Try and tell them that your average use cannot, or will not, use the command line , and you’ll both get called morons.

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  • oo1@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Who is this mythical average user I keep hearing about?

    I’ve never had a problem forcing people at work - even those with very limited IT knowledge - to run things from cli in windows.

    For years in one place I worked the IT support first line solution was to tell all users to force a gp update from the windows cli. They’d point to a nice little how to guide with screenshots and everything. I don’t know if any of the thousands of people working there were the all important average user either though, probably not.

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  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Okay but I’ve been using Linux for several years and I’ve never had to use the command line. I have used it a couple times, but it was by choice, not necessity.

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    • buttnugget@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You do not have to use the command line to use most Linux distros. I think it’s a good idea to learn, but it’s no longer a necessity.

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  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Well you both would be making assumptions about people wouldnt you?

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  • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Tell you what, I’ll prove you right. I think willful ignorance should be a felony. So those who decide they can’t learn how to use a computer by typing, deserve all of the corporate ass rape the United States private sector has to offer.

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    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yep, there it is.

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      • ImFineJustABitTired@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        That did not take long at all

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      • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        “ew, I can’t debase myself to the extent of executing a program by typing its name.” Okay, Here’s your copy of Windows 11. You deserve this.

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• centipede_powder@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  No its just a common trend I see when I look for answers to questions I have about aspects of Linux. I work in tech and know lots of tech people. Chill is one of the few terms I would use for them hahaha.

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  • voodooattack@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It all depends on the context to be honest. I’ve found that tech people, outside of professional contexts are generally a lot more helpful. Things are different at work.

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