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    [–] abc@suppo.fi 1 points 2 days ago

    Good idea though.

    [–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years 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."

    [–] Rentlar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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

    • source, my ass
    [–] RCKLSSBNDN@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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.

    [–] ttmrichter@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    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.

    [–] ghariksforge@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    I installed Linux to my tech illiterate parents. They are doing fine. No issues in years.

    [–] Fisk400@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

    They probably stopped asking you for help and just used their phones.

    [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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

    [–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

    Are we talking about windows or linux? Because updates are seamless if you want it and a single button otherwise.

    Windows updates you have to re-affirm you infact do not want office 365 and you do not want spied on and do not want to make an account that after the desktop is blue for ~10 minutes saying "we're getting things ready" and then you have to jump through hoops re-setting your settings.

    And that's every major update if we're talking about initial setup you have to hack the damn system just to remove the ads on the desktop, change the background, go into power shell, download sketchy software, remove one drive or at least turn it off so you don't get a stupid warning just for using your C drive.

    I think this is very outdated information windows is absolutely horrendous to use.

    [–] Dnn@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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.

    [–] MrStetson@suppo.fi 1 points 2 years ago

    I haven't had this kind of problems with Fedora or Nobara, for me they just work. I've had more problems and used more time troubleshooting Windows than Linux