• GustavoM@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    “I’m kissing convenience goodbye, I just want control."

    He is in for a surprise when he realizes GNU/Linux is much more convenient than Winblows.

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        I don’t think it’s really much different. What makes windows feel more convenient is that everyone generally learns how to use it first. I think if you took a person that is not familiar with either, they would be able to figure out both OS at around the same time.

        • superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          2 years ago

          it really just depends on what hardware you are on. For example my Dell pribter was plug and play on windows . It took me 6 hours to get it to work on Linux.

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            I had a printer I could not in my life make work on a Windows PC (2017). Then I tried my Ubuntu laptop, no drivers installed, just worked.

            Fuck Windows.

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          at this point i have utterly forgotten how windows works and when placed in front of a computer not running linux i just get frustrated that it won’t let me do things properly

          LET ME OPEN A TERMINAL AND USE REGULAR COMMANDS YOU OVERBUILT TOASTER

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        Assuming you don’t need a windows only application for your workflow (admittedly this isn’t very common), it’s really just a matter of getting used to it. There’s plenty of easy to use distros out there, such as Linux “I’m not buying my grandma a new computer” Mint.

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      2 years ago

      I’d argue this is a wash. Linux is more convenient in many ways but Windows is in others.

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        Precisely… which means switching to Linux is not inherently less convenient than windows