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CommanderShepard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Like mentioned in the articles, another issue is that there are very few offerings of computers with Linux preinstalled in normal computer stores.

You know how a normal average persons buys new laptops? They go to such store and look at the prices and buy one according to how much they want to spend. The advanced buyers might consult their more tech-savvy acquaintances. Stuff like “Just install Linux”, is beyond concept comprehension for a lot of people, even if they heard about Linux at all.

All to say is that it’s not like they can’t understand these concepts if you explain them (people are clever), but they should care about them in the first place.

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arararagi@ani.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Ironically, the laptops that do come with Linux are always the shittiest stuff like that Lenovo distro.

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restingboredface@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Agreed. We are in an age where tech is spoonfed to people with slick UIs and automated installs. Linux needs that–some kind of easy onramp to get people comfortable and familiar with it–in order to have a chance of getting broad acceptance. It’s not particularly accessible even for people with a small amount of tech knowledge and skill.

I tried to set up mint on an old laptop recently and immediately hit a roadblock before I could even get an install going. I did some research and found some options to troubleshoot it but gave up because the guidance I found online was a bit more complex than I felt comfortable acting on.

I really want to try out Linux, but if someone like me (with some technology knowledge and comfort) still gets this easily tripped up on installing it, I can’t imagine the average person taking the leap successfully.

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- unphazed@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Lemme guess, Secure Boot prevented installation?
  
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  - restingboredface@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I think it was something like that, though its been about 6 weeks so Im a little fuzzy on it now. I was following a guide I’d found online and reached something different from what the guide said, so I aborted install to check on somethings and that apparently set something that when i tried to restart installation it kept throwing an error. Something about starting the installation without completing it messed something else up that I havent been able to fix. I spent an hour or so looking through stuff, even wiped the PC and it still wouldn’t work. I’ve been meaning to go back to it but haven’t gotten around to it.
    
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    unphazed@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yeah secure boot really fucked with me for like an hour. Then bitlocker stalled me for days. Windows marks it’s territory with asparagus piss and vinegar. Disable fastboot and secure boot, remove bitlocker.
    
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