• rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    So you’re saying you don’t spend hours on a new Windows install?

    Or that things that take a moment on Linux may take half an hour on Windows, but God forbid it happens the other way around, unacceptable?

    I mean, things that take a single click on Windows are apparently not all you do to make Windows usable, otherwise installing it and setting it up would take less time, right?

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        17 days ago

        The point frankly was that I don’t see your point.

        Unix-like systems have Unix shell as the most basic and universal interface.

        If your point was that it’s a downside that it even exists, then you are basically saying that something you can’t use should be taken away from those who can. Not many allies.

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          17 days ago

          I didn’t say it should be taken away, did I?

          My first computer was all terminal, all the time. It was called the Commodore 64. After that, MS-DOS on an IBM PC (& compatible). I can do the typity-type. But most new adopters of tech aren’t using terminals or command lines… they’re using touch screens and voice commands.

          Microsoft and Apple adapted, making their graphical user interfaces more robust, user-friendly, and compatible with modern workflows… and in turn, those workflows evolved syncretically. The terminal, or command-line, is still accessible, but it’s no longer the primary method for installing or accessing programs.

          No Linux distribution that I know of has reached the same level of usability, and I think it’s because Linux is a platform built by nerds, specifically for nerds to use. I’m a massive nerd myself, but I can see how a lot of new users, who are used to being able to use their computer with just a mouse, would feel excluded and unable to invest the time to learn to adapt.

          There’s no need for bad faith replies; there is nothing attacking nor scathing in my words.

          Is my viewpoint unreasonable?

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      17 days ago

      I have never spent hours on a Windows install. Full stop.

      This is my routine. Install windows, sign in. Install tailscale. Change my trackpad settings. Done.

      My Adguard takes care of the rest.

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        17 days ago

        So you are an Edge user then, without any non-MS desktop software, I take it?

        A lot of time we spend installing Unix-like systems is, well, picking unnecessary stuff, like themes, fonts, moving widgets on a taskbar, moving profiles for various software, like Firefox, qBittorrent, aMule … , setting up audio players.

        If I could do that on Windows to any satisfactory result, I would.

        If I don’t count that, installing the OS itself usually takes me like 15 minutes maybe. Not counting the time to write the image, or the time to free a partition, or something like that.

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          17 days ago

          Yes, I use edge.

          On Linux, you would get random things you have to fix. Oh, weird, the back button on my mouse doesn’t work in Firefox. Hm… Interesting, my Nvidia video card isn’t working correctly. Ummm, my laptop doesn’t go to sleep when I close it, but overheats it instead. Random shit like this.