With Windows getting progressively worse every day, Linux is slowly becoming a better option for the average user. However it’s still seen as a for...
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Great video as always. But I do have one problem, where was macos? 😅 that said I think the average user would like something in between. Windows the design and ease of use, while getting something stable based on linux (a MacBook). What do you think?
I totally overlooked that! Should've included it at least somewhere. Cause yeah, as you said it's a nice in-between (other than the price of course).
Yeah that’s true, some of there models are hard to justify because of the prices.
Good post and good points - especially to the fact that as techies, we are indeed very disconnected from the average home user.
I would point out that the "popularity" of Windows isn't really on the users - it's on the manufacturers. Every laptop comes with Windows, and every PC store is versed in Windows and rarely ever Linux.
I've converted a couple of people to Linux in the past and, by and large, it just works... though sometimes it's not the specialist software that's a problem but finnicky hardware... like Lexmark printers (woeful support under Linux at the time) or no-name devices like cheap scanners, webcams, and cameras...
Admittedly, if there's one distro I would like to point industrials at, it's Linux Mint Cinnamon. PC repair stores, indie and major game devs, proprietary solutions developers, schools and universities, IT departments - just target Mint Cinammon please. Don't try to add support for distros like Fedora, Debian, Arch... the community will figure out the technical requirements to get it running on their distro of choice. Just target Mint Cinnamon. Please.
Re the talking points.... yeah stay away from the "faster" or "open source" or "free as in free lunch" discussions, it's not relevant in their minds.
What is important is
I disagree with the Windows troubleshooting - whilst also agreeing with you. The process for the average user is actually
The process for Linux that you might promise is
Is it really still common for people to take their PCs to repair shops? (Now that I'm writing this, I must assume it is, because there's 2 or 3 PC repair shops in my city of ~30K). Maybe I should heed my own advice -- apparently I am more disconnected than I realize.
The Linux stuff is totally true though. That's pretty much how it goes with my dad.
Yep, I'm dealing with this right now! Mouse keeps disconnecting on a Mint distro, and as far as I can tell, it's the mouses fault. xhci just yells about a USB device disconnecting, and nothing else :p
Hardware for sure. I've tried to install it on many an old laptop just to have so many issues with Broadcomm wireless modules...
Is this still an issue these days? I mean, I would have assumed/hoped the legacy Broadcomm wireless issues would have in-kernel solutions by now....?
It’s been a few years honestly and haven’t really thought abut giving it a go again
Great article that might inspire some techies to introduce their acquaintances to the better part of the software industry.
Want to add though, that most of the Windows targeted soft can be ran via wine (or maybe there are other compatibility/translation utilities) with none to minor tweaks for different programs. Hence, I've already seen articles and guides on how to run Photoshop on linux.
The last reason I can't leave Windows is my games don't work on Linux
Which games? I have heard it has pretty decent support now, and you can always either dual boot or emulate with something like wine right?
Great read, Oscar! :)
Thanks!
Fact & Useful Article Thanks thou