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I agree linux can be very difficult but easy as well if you do not have "exotic" needs. If more people were using linux, especially more non techies, a lot would change but we'll get there just slowly.
to respond to your points
I initially thiught you meant that you had to use commands in order to tinker with the UI - that's my bad!
Wifi card, drivers, etc. can be a real pain. That's neither linux or your fault. It's just that noone prior to you wanted to use it and that's why it wasn't yet supported. Most systems are just plug and play. - compare it to macos, and you'll find that linux is easy to install on most systems.
Auto mount is done using fstab right. Yoz xna also auto mount from the file explorer of the disk utility, it always depends on the system. There are a lot of different things and it's not perfect.
Dual booting is in my opinion something for advanced people. I have no idea why anyone would ever suggest it to a newcomer! It's pain in the ass if you deviate from the standard protocol.
Xou can double click on a shell script (.sh) by
chmod +x file.shor > right click > properties > exe as programO no, tinkering with the ui is a delight, especially when compared to windows! I love the amount of customisation you get.
And yeah, dual booting can be a pain, I had to learn a lot more than I thought I did to get everything setup reasonably, unfortunately it's also kind of a requirement for a lot of people who are thinking of swapping but need to give it a test drive first. I would have had a lot less issues without a dual boot, but I also need my computer for work so can't really go all in until I'm sure I can do everything I need first.
Also yes I agree, I am really excited for the future of Linux, even just having been using it and reading and watching Linux content for a short time I can already sense it's moving in a good direction. Very excited for wayland, not having different resolution scaling on different screens is another nitpick.
Virtual machines are incredibly useful for this.
The first time I installed linux, I dual booted and never used linux because i just knew windows. The VM "Boxes" is incredibly easy to use. There's barely any reason to boot windows on metal :D
Same sized screens for the win 😄
I use paperwm, no idea if I could even handle two screens with it 😅