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What are the main challenges in Linux adoption for New users, and how can it be addressed?
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One word : affordance
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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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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Baby duck syndrome.
how it can be addressed?
Without turning Linux into "another Windows"? Well... you (kind of) can't -- Windows users are way too used with the idea of being spoonfed by the OS. And the only "real" way to address it is to tell Windows users to change their mentality and "embrace the new".