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I don't get why they're okay with this (linux.community)

submitted 22 hours ago by Tablaste@linux.community to c/linux@programming.dev

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It's easier to disable all the garbage than remove the garbage?

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[–] halet@programming.dev 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

LOL, I probs shouldn't feed the trolls, but here goes nothing.

Abso-fuckin-lutely not. You’re just lying.

We just bought a new PC. And because my family members are kind of adamant on using Windows, we will probably install the latest iteration that M$ has offered.

Funny enough, I am also the techie within the family. As such, I am expected to set it up so that it works as conveniently as possible.

Oh boy... From my reading on the subject, it seems to have become a gargantuan effort to rid Windows 11 of all of its anti-consumer mishaps. Only after doing so, can I actually start setting it up for our use case.

By contrast, if I'd install any beginner-friendly Linux distro, i don't have to undo anything; setting up starts right after the installation.

I can't fathom why anyone would prefer the former over the latter, but please feel free to give your take on the matter.

It isn’t.

Stuff like Bazzite has literally become plug-and-play. And breaking it is harder than your average Windows install.

As for software: WinBoat is a very easy (almost) one-click installable piece of software that bridges whatever gap you're imagining.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I can't fathom why anyone would prefer the former over the latter

The setup process in Windows is nothing but clicking buttons in a GUI. The same cannot be said for most Linux distributions. At minimum they require a software update to even function properly, and there's no unified way to do this. Good fucking luck looking it up and not finding a bunch of terminal commands that no one even sees fit to explain how to use. And even if they did they probably wouldn't work on your distro.
The setup process is not the problem. I don't know why you're still pretending to not understand why it's difficult to use.

As for software: WinBoat is a very easy (almost) one-click installable piece of software

LOOOOLOLOL it is absolutely not. There's even like 5 steps in the guided installer and each of them is incredibly convoluted. You're still lying.