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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
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Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:50:44 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-07-10, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:40:05 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>> And the whole snowball effect of "everyone uses it so everyone knows how
>> to deal with its issues" thing.
>
> “Dealing with issues” usually means:
>
> * If it gives trouble, reboot it.
> * If it still gives trouble, reinstall.
>
> How many Windows users know anything beyond this?

Many don't.  Interestingly, back in the early 2000s, when I was using
Linux (and some friends wondered why I would choose the 'difficult'
option), I had some of them over for a LAN party, and my system just
worked.  Their Windows systems needed about an hour of mucking around to
get the networking to work.  And they were people who were quiet adept
with computers.

I've had a friend move to Linux, and he got the hang of it.  Part of the
reason is because it just didn't corrupt.  I have had occasional trouble
with software (most recent was getting DXVK and Wine so SimCity 4 would
run smooth in 3D accelerated mode under wine).