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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Installing Linux is not a user problem. Most users wouldn't be able to install windows. You will never have users easily partition a computer, especially if you want to keep data. Even most people working with computers wouldn't be able to that!

You're gravely misunderstanding what users need. If a computer is pre-installed and working, 90% of the problems are solved already. The actual problems are 1) to not break the system with an update, and this on two computers I updated once a year it didn't happen for 5 years ; 2) have the softwares working

is the big part : people will moan about not having office, but office365 is a thing and you can tell them to deal with it. Video games are the next big part, and with proton it's almost as smooth as it could get

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

If a computer is pre-installed and working, 90% of the problems are solved already.

That's a fantasy solution to a real world problem. Computers will never come with Linux preinstalled in large numbers. Even if they did, they'd come with a shitty distribution filled with adware that you'd want to reinstall anyway.

Installation of Linux on an already existing Windows system is an important problem that needs solving, and it feels like we barely made any progress there in 20 years (anybody remember umsdos?).