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    Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it

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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I imagine that most people think Windows is easier because the majority of people grew up using Windows machines in schools, workplaces, etc. I think it could have to do with the sense of familiarity there.

    The other problem I think people have with Linux is that the fact that different distros confuses them. Most average people are afraid of the command line, and really want a GUI for everything. Many of these people's first exposure to Linux could scare them away depending on the distro they happened to choose, I think.

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

    Most average people are afraid of the command line, and really want a GUI for everything. Many of these people’s first exposure to Linux could scare them away depending on the distro they happened to choose, I think.

    Or it's the fact the community is so toxic?

    Every computer, doesn't matter brand or hardware, never works 100% out of the box on Linux. Doesn't matter which distro.

    You ask online, and people scream at you to run terminal commands or go back to Windows.

    You run a terminal command that breaks your system, and people blame you for running random terminal commands..

    You go back to Windows, and people say "Linux is so friendly, you don't even have to touch the terminal anymore if you really don't want to!"

    Rinse and repeat.