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Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?
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The zoo of system software on Linux is a real issue.
For Windows, if you are the local family admin, if someone asks you how to solve some issue, there are only two possible (and quite similar) options (Win10 and 11). You can either point them to the right location in the settings if you know it by heart, or you just fire up your PC and tell them each step.
If it's Linux, you first start with the question "What distro are you using?" and then they answer something you maybe have never heard.