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Linux is too hard (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 days ago by Cassa to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

The indoctrination of windows is extreme. Windows is just as hard as linux, harder even with all the layers of obscurity.

And yet... linux is hard, and users decry RTFM as "not growing the userbase"

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago

Windows has the excuse of being preinstalled everywhere. It makes it very hard to break system or to use the system in a way not blessed by Microsoft.

Linux is fairly easy to learn and gives you lots and lots of power.

[-] Suoko@feddit.it 3 points 2 days ago

It looks like everyone always forget about Chromebooks or kind of ignore them...

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I super hate Chromebooks. My mom gave my kid one and it's ruining my life. I should have just binned it and gotten him a real laptop with mint or ubermix.

He has a computer now with ubermix, but it's an uphill battle.

[-] FirstMajesticComet 1 points 2 days ago

Tip, you can put full Linux on most chromebooks and chromeos devices. I've done it before mrchromebox.tech

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I've tried and failed. I forget the particulars but I wasn't able to get it to accept the change.

[-] FirstMajesticComet 3 points 2 days ago

On mine I had to use a BIOS flasher tool since it was locked and Dev mode wasn't allowed to be enabled (think it was due to enterprise enrollment), though flashing the image directly worked like a charm following the unbricking guide.

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