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[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 year ago

"Okay, I switched to Linux, now I'm getting this error message: _______."

"Install ______."

"It gives me this error now: ______."

"You have to update the _____ library first."

"It won't let me."

"You have to use sudo."

"It tells me to clone the git via the command line, but git says verifying login from command line isn't supported any more."

"You're following seven year old instructions."

"They're the only instructions I can find."

"You should switch to this other flavor of Linux."

[-] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago
[-] sxan@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

I do not prefer apt-based systems, but I've installed variations of Ubuntu (e.g. Mint) on systems for geriatric (grand)parents in the past 5 years and have not yet needed to drop into shell to fix something.

If the needs are basic (browsing, email, printing, documents), Linux hasn't needed wizardry for years. This is mostly thanks to Gnome and KDE's hard work on GUI admin tools, but if someone is going directly from Windows to i3, they've chosen a steep hill to climb.

[-] Holyginz@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Switch to Linux and spend way more time making sure everything is updated and having to jump through hoops installing things.

[-] Dnn@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

No idea what you mean. I just quickly wanted to update before calling it a night, got a grub update and now it neither boots the default nor the fallback image. I use Arch BTW.

[-] Little1Lost@open-source.social 6 points 1 year ago

so everything breaks daily i assume?

[-] Dnn@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

More seriously: it really doesn't. This was the first time for me. Fit perfectly here though. Now where did I put that that live USB drive...?

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[-] copylefty@lemmy.fosshost.com 3 points 1 year ago

My grandma runs Ubuntu and has gotten by fine without the command line

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[-] nyternic@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

As someone who has had been around Linux-based people and whenever I have had a single gripe about Windows - it's this.

I don't have a hate boner with Linux, I just feel like Linux is a little too much for the average casual user. Everything is fine until they run into a single issue with Linux, if the bewilderment of not having their familiar easy to run programs that they had on Windows wasn't a turn off for them from the get-go.

[-] innkeeper@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would disagree with "average casual user" or maybe I think about them differently. For me average casual user now is completely fine with Linux distribution like Mint or Ubuntu or similar (or maybe chrome os). And with that they are little bit safer online as they are usual targets and victims of malicious software etc.

I think casual users are type of people completely happy with internet browser, media player, image viewer and just basic software ... They are usually satisfied with regular Android phone Wich is enough for everything they do in computer space.

This type of users (like my mother and other members of family) are fine with major Linux distros. They don't care about OS they use, it means nothing to them.

This is where I draw the line when suggesting Linux to people. If they don't know and don't care ..Linux is usually fine. If they are aware of what type of os they use or even what version ( talking about Windows) I will suggest Linux only if they are open to it and I'm willing to help and recommend some software alternatives.

[-] RCKLSSBNDN@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I remember I had a date with a girl back in the'10s. We hit it off and got back to her place. Wanted to show her a funny Internet video.

She brought out an ancient laptop that refused to boot and said her Ex had tried to fix it with Linux.

I got it pointed at the right dependencies, she fellated me as it updated.

I think this is my only sexy story that includes Linux.

Well, I guess there was this one time I loaned a lonely neighbor DOS 6 disks.

But, that does not include Linux.

[-] HenrysCat@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago

My suspicion is it's not just your sexy Linux story but the only sexy Linux story.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

I mean we all know that recompiling the kernel is practically a replacement for sex

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[-] Cannacheques@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is the best blowjob story I've read yet lol

[-] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Switch to Linux! Then you can have problems with Linux.

[-] Stillhart@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Okay, I'll bite. I've been trying Linux every few years for the last few decades and it's never been anywhere close to replacing Windows for me. I'm not a luddite; I was in tech for many years (MCSE certified) but there just... ALWAYS something that doesn't work right. And there's NEVER a simple fix. Linux for me ends up being more of a hobby than a tool and I haven't had the time or patience to deal with it in the past.

But I'm willing to try again,

Anyone have any resources to get me pointed in the right direction? Which distro to try, how to install as a dual-boot on an exiting Windows machine without breaking it, how to get Steam/Nvidia drivers/games going, etc?

EDIT - Apparently trying to dual boot with Windows on a machine with two physical drives is too much to ask (unless you have a CS degree). Maybe next time, Linux.

[-] bassow@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I had the same experience as you did: I've tried Linux every few years ever since someone brought it to my attention in the nineties. And it always felt like a hobby instead of an invisible layer that just makes my computer tick. After Microsoft tried to ram W11 up my arse for the umpteenth time, I tried again recently. And it was amazing. Absolutely zero driver issues and it is FAST and CLEAN. No pop-ups or sneaky ads or any of the other things that make me feel like a tenant on my own computer. I now have a dual boot setup Ubuntu/W10, where I really only still use the W10 boot for games. And I have my office and audio software living in separate VM's that I can use regardless of which OS I booted into at the start.

It's awesome.

[-] B1naryShad0w@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've been trying to switch to Linux for the same reasons you mentioned. What OS are you dual booting with windows that you've been able to use as a daily driver?

[-] bassow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (basically the newest regular Ubuntu release). It has native support for my Geforce 1080 gtx and every USB device I have tossed at it so far. I you install on a desktop I recommend setting up a W10 VM just to broaden your options.

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[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Three distros usually get recommended as fairly hassle-free. Ubuntu (personally haven't used since 2012 or so, don't like that they started advertising stuff), Linux Mint (haven't used in years either, but through no fault of Mint - I changed to something less hassle-free, Gentoo) and Pop!_OS. The latter uses customized Unity, but is working on its' own desktop environment. I have a feeling that when they're finished with it, it will be very user friendly (maybe not the FIRST release, but certainly the later ones).

Mint and Pop!_OS are both based on Ubuntu, so you'll have the vast repository of knowledge that is AskUbuntu to help you with most things.

So get one of those 3 distros and you'll be good! They come in different flavours (desktop environments), I believe GNOME is the most polished one, KDE (on

Also there's two new methods to install software - flatpaks and snaps. Flatpaks are considered the better standard and are supported by Linux Mint and Pop!_OS out of the box and Ubuntu... tries to force you to use snaps. Flatpak is decentralized and anyone can host a store (but mostly you just need Flathub, which is configured by default on most distros I believe). Snap is centralized and its' backend is closed-source, so you're dependent on Canonical.

Both of these install your software in a sort of sandbox that manages the dependencies - this means there should be no library version conflicts, so it doesn't matter what the system version of library X is, the application can use whatever version it needs. Should be a way to reduce compatibility issues on your Linux system, I believe - I haven't tried them yet, mostly because I minimized my kernel to the point where flatpak was complaining about missing some filesystem driver, and I didn't care too much about getting it to work. Will do it soon though.

As for gaming - Pop!_OS has an image available that comes with nVidia drivers straight out of the box, but the other ones I suggested, will also allow you to install them easily. Steam can be installed via apt (may require configuring a secondary repository) or flatpak (Flathub has it!). Once you have Steam installed, playing Windows games is as easy as checking compatibility on Protondb and seeing if there are any tips on whether you should use a non-default Proton version or add command-line options. But most games without draconian kernel-level anticheats work nowadays. New AAA games that don't work on default Proton get support fairly quickly on the GloriousEggroll fork of Proton, but that has to be installed manually (I guess nowadays there's an utility that can handle it too). However, oftentimes, a brand new game will work right away on existing Proton versions too. And sometimes there are regressions, so you may also want to try older Proton versions for some games. But that's as simple as changing a setup option in the Steam GUI. No terminal-fu required.

Overall, it's actually fairly pleasant compared to what it was 10 years ago, when you had to configure wine and pray. Proton handles all that for you. If you're a patient person and can wait a few weeks or months after a game comes out, it's very good, otherwise it can be a bit hit and miss.

You CAN also play non-steam games using Proton via Steam. I played through the entirety of AC Valhalla that way, by adding Ubisoft launcher as a non-steam App. Completely unsupported so it doesn't have a special config like it does for officially supported games, but it worked, just had to change the version to something old

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[-] rbits@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah ignore the people in this thread. I've been using Linux for the past year and a half, and it's the exact same experience for me. And I am definitely more technology literate than the average person.

As much as people want to believe that Linux is easy and hassle-free, it's not, and it is a long way off. They are biased because they have technical knowledge so they don't see the problems that the average user would have.

That being said, I do like Linux. There's a reason why I still use it despite all this. But it's up to you if it's worth it.

Edit: Also all the people recommending Linux Mint, in my experience, it was horrible! Very unstable, and not even very customisable. I feel like I'm going crazy. Can someone explain why it's so popular? Was I doing something wrong?

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[-] jesterraiin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Replace some troubles, with different troubles. Brilliant, as usual...

[-] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

About the same when you ask for a good GUI replacement for X and someone replies "just use the command line", like cheers for that men, not what I'm asking for.

[-] littlecolt@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

AMEN! I asked recently if there was a good Linux alternative to this program I used in Windows called "Bulk Rename Utility" and i was flooded by people telling me how easy it was to set up a script to do what I want.

Turns out the best alternative is running BRU in Wine.

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[-] ttmrichter@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

A non-technical end-user once had a problem with Windows. A technical friend said "SWITCH TO LINUX". Now they have thousands of problems.

I've been a non-stop user of Linux as my primary OS since before Ubuntu was a thing. I do not recommend Linux systems to my non-technical friends.

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[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The ones that make me laugh uncontrollably are those Windows disk encryption issues for which the solution is…wait for it… run Linux from a LiveISO, fix the disk with Linux, then reinstall Windows. Because Windows is incapable of fixing its own issues that it itself caused.

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[-] ColPanic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, you don't say "switch to Linux". This is an opportunity to be free from the shackles of being the go-to IT support person! If they say they are having computer problems, ask "Is it Linux? No? Sorry, can't help you"

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[-] Tekchip@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Windows sucks but no one seems to realize this because they're too comfortable with how they fix, or work around, the broken stuff repetitively. The repetitiveness of the bad experience becomes "normal" so nothing is amiss. It being broken is "normal" so in their eyes it "just works"TM. It's almost like a form of brain washing.

It really is akin to people in domestic abuse situations who are just so numb to it they aren't motivated to get out.

Maybe we should be taking a book from domestic abuse counseling or something?

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[-] Cabrio@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Linux will only be the solution when it finally learns to adequately cater to a better class of idiots. Once Linux handles a fool as well as Windows, then we can talk.

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[-] Buzielo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Unless Linux starts getting support from game developers, I'm not switching

[-] krakenx@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Nearly all games work flawlessly on Linux now thanks to Steam and Proton.

[-] XEAL@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I was amazed yesterday. I tried L4D(1) on native GNU/Linux Steam (Ubuntu) and it just worked after installing the game, zero tweaking. No need to set up Steam for Windows with WINE or anything.

[-] Cannacheques@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

True, games are a big part of why people have stuck with Windows I think. The app store definitely isn't much to go by

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[-] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Why? So I can have more trouble? :P

[-] PolarisFx@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I love Linux, but it's my job. When I go home I just want the simplicity of Windows. Thanks to tons of useless certifications it does exactly what I tell it to do.

When family wants a new OS install I don't suggest Linux or even mention it's existence. They get a version of Windows 10 with the bloat ripped out and the inability to upgrade to Windows 11. 90% of tech support calls have been stopped.

What friends I have attempted to convert usually go back to Windows due to Nvidia driver issues but as we move forward and gaming becomes less of a hurdle maybe we'll see more converts. Especially if Windows keeps pushing their whole cloud OS thing.

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

50% of the time the Microsoft forum help solution for any Windows problem is "Have you tried Re-installing Windows?"

  • source, my ass
[-] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Or sfc scannow, absolute classic

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[-] Ddhuud@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That used to be me. Now whenever someone ask me to fix their computer I'm like "no hablo windowes"

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