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What are the main challenges in Linux adoption for New users, and how can it be addressed? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 35 points 3 years ago (6 children)
  • Self updating without user interaction per default.
  • Better support of codecs and drivers.
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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    Linux does have better codecs and drivers than Windows for some stuff (Bluetooth for example), but it has worse codecs and drivers for some important proprietary hardware stuff (Nvidia for example)

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Self updating without user interaction per default.

    I think that this is a terrible idea, until a clear boundary is set between applications that can or cannot break the system. Updating flatpaks automatically might be fine, but updating everything is simply a recipe for disaster.

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  • [+] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 33 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    See, that paragraph alone is too much for the majority of non-Linux users.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I'm old. I can use stone age computers. The real barrier is the language. If you can't explain things to me (that knows how to do shit) in terms I've heard before, basically nobody outside of power user, niche users, or software engineers will ever try an OS that you have to learn a new language for just to ask a question. Thank you, that is my longest run-on sentence, and I'm a scientist.

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