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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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[–] 12 points 3 years ago (4 children)

It breaks. And I cant imagine anyone who wants to spend time fixing it, much less how long it would take tech illiterate people. Cant explain how many times ive gotten some random error downloding a package, and even ill have a hard time finding what tf the cryptic error message means

That and permissions, though they could be lumped into the first point

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Do you think just restarting with no information would be better? I could understand that cryptic error Message could scare some people, so do you think a "blue screen" and restart would be better for the average person?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    If the device can self repair behind the scenes, 100% most users couldnt care less about an error message or having to reboot, as long as not too often and requiring too much input. I can see why linux is excellent for servers requiring little to no downtime though

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I remember recently there was something where a fairly low level system dependency was having trouble installing during a system upgrade, but only until partway through the install. It caused chaos on my system that took a good week to resolve. I can't imagine that 99% of people have the skill or patience to go through that process.

    That said, that particular problem may be solved by the new generation of distros that allow for rollback of system changes.

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