You jest but would you really install Arch on your grandmother’s PC?
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Rooty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Butbutbutbut Linux is not ready for desktop! I asked a stupid question in an Arch forum and they told me to RTFM! It does not support kernel level anti-cheat! Terminals are scary!
Etc, etc
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 month ago
CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
When my wife’s grandparents had to get a new computer they got upset about the new windows interface and the fact their old games didn’t work, so I set them up with Linux and a DE that resembled XP (it’s what they were familiar with), and I was able to get most of their games going.
They used it without issue until they died.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
So you’re saying Linux killed your wife’s grandparents.
CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Now that would be a funny headline.
No sadly COVID lockdown isolation did them in. I’ve never seen minds and bodies decay so fast. I have another friend who developed full-blown psychosis from it too, and at this point it looks like he’s never coming back. The lockdowns were harder on some people than we were/are ready to talk about I think.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 5 weeks ago
You couldn’t get windows games working in windows?
drspastic@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Linux is ideal for people who don’t know how to use computers. I have been stored Debian for lots of old people and kids. you set it up once and lock it down into users and all they need to do is click to open their web browser or email. kids pensioners and normies don’t do anything on computers other than the occasional word processor document watching YouTube or Netflix or going on Facebook. the problems start when people know a little about computers and want to start installing stuff themselves.
Rooty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Depends on her needs. If she uses it for Facebook, no problem, since I’ll be admining her system anyways
gian@lemmy.grys.it 5 weeks ago
Why not ? I suppose that as long as a browser (and whatever else she need) is working, my grandmother would not need much more. And I could also install a windows11 theme on KDE, if I really want to. A icon is a icon
And in the end I think that my grandmother would be able to mantain neither a window machine, so I don’t see the problem.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I think most of the replies to my remark thought I was questioning Linux for grandma overall. I wasn’t. Just Arch. I don’t think grandma needs rolling releases.
gian@lemmy.grys.it 5 weeks ago
In my opinion also Arch is usable on grandma desktop.
True, it is a rolling release but I would suppose that on such machine there would not be that many packages installed and if the network is configured correclty (so nothing can connect from the outside) it would be not be a big problem, after all what grandma use is not updated on a daily basis.
pyre@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
good I’m convinced. just one thing… which graphic design programs does it run natively?
fxdave@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
figma
pyre@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
ok so it’s useless
fxdave@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
May I ask what’s your job? I’m a web developer completely fine on Linux.
Dumhuvud@programming.dev 1 month ago
Huh, thought you were mentioning only the cons.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 5 weeks ago
Gods luck playing any of the biggest, most played games in the world without it.
Yttra@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Then I guess they don’t exist.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 5 weeks ago
Unlucky for you then. I’m gonna be having an absolute blast on Battlefield 6 in a few months 😀
Dumhuvud@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
Don’t give a shit about live service multiplayer PvP-games infested with FOMO battle passes, I’m afraid.
I’m quite content with co-op and singleplayer games, thanks for worrying though.