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I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 23 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Tbh I think the biggest obstacle is installing Linux. Once it's on a computer, I've seen people use it successfully, for probably like the last six years or more, but installing it is a whole different story. The graphical installers are pretty good, but for non-technical people, though that's still very scary.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Installing Linux is like 10 clicks nowadays. I remember even 10 years ago it was a lot more involved. The gaming focused distros even include GUI apps for common game related workarounds and 90% of the time anything else can be fixed with a couple copy pastes of terminal commands

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    If you're technical enough for that, sure. The setup has gotten easier, but messing with install media and boot configs is still technical work.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    That's fair, but you still have to do that with Windows. Only difference is that most OEMs pre-install it for you.

    I actually find the Windows installer to be much less intuitive than most distro installers.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    That's a huge difference! Linux is getting traction now because a major vendor (Valve) is selling a desirable device that comes with Linux pre-installed. We should be out there installing Linux for people who don't know how! You can't really expect everyone to know computer well enough to flash a new os on common hardware. Nothing is designed with making os swapping easy, friendly, or safe.

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