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"Linux Desktop: A Collective Delusion" - an unhinged rant
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this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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The fuck?
I am the average user. Linux is, and has been since at least 2012 when I started using it, been absurdly easy to install. You can get instructions for it in seconds, follow the directions, and you're done in twenty-odd minutes. And I mean done as in you can do any of the basics the average user needs to do. If you wanna tweak things, that's longer, but still as easy as windows (or easier in some aspects).
My fucking mom can handle a mint install, and she's an idiot in regards to computers.
When I got my first computer I went with Linux Mint because I needed some OS. I have also tried Windows 10, but I found the settings too confusing. Control panel, settings, each somewhat linking to one another instead of being fully completed.
So, yeah, I went with Mint because it was easier to use. I have tried Windows later again, but I am just not used to it.