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Trying to go "open source" is so infuriating. LineageOS results in no cellular data connection (Can't figure out APN Stuff), and trying to restore Motorola's Factory ROM requires windows... (sh.itjust.works)
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Literally every time I use Open Source stuff, I get a massive headache.

Idk wtf I'm doing

Every little problem requires copy-pasting stuff from a random stranger on a forum.

Too noob to do this nerd stuff

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

My first time using Linux was a trainwreck. I was 17; I couldn't make tails from heads from what I was dealing with.

Meme showing a golden retriever dog wearing a necktie, with the paws over the keyboard of a computer, staring the screen. The dog wears a necktie. The words "I have no idea what I'm doing" appear on the pic.

I eventually said "screw it", reinstalled Windows XP, and forgot about it for two? three? years. Then I tried it again, with a different distro, and now I struggle to use Windows because I kind of forgot how to do it.

My point is, it gets easier with time. And often your first choice is a really good distro, but not really good for newcomers, you know? I know, you're talking about phones instead of desktops, but it's the same principle. It's fine to try another system like GrapheneOS, or to stick with LineageOS and see how it goes.

It will still require you some learning. Including sometimes copypasting what random people on the internet say. But it gets easier over time.