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I know completely computer illiterate people who use Ubuntu. Your opinion says a lot about you.

FooHentai 8y ago
Hmm. I'm skeptical that those 'computer illiterate' people don't have a computer literate person providing them with support that's key to enabling that situation. I've had Ubuntu running on a few cheap desktop machines for some years now used for light duties in a few living spaces. So far we're at 100% failure rate on version upgrades: Both LTR release upgrades have bricked both the machines. When they switched the window manager on one of the recent ones, the UI simply died and the simplest resolution was to just re-install the OS from scratch. Steady state, with apps installed and running and only doing basic patching via the GUI, Ubuntu is 'operable' by avg. Joe. But app installs and beyond are fraught with problems.
- runciblespoon 8y ago
  @FooHentai: “I've had Ubuntu running on a few cheap desktop machines for some years now used for light duties in a few living spaces. So far we're at 100% failure rate on version upgrades: Both LTR release upgrades have bricked both the machines.” Bricked you say, I don't recognize that from my experience, as for 'light duties' it's a little more useful than that: "Ubuntu Linux Demo" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-YIO0OKz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-YIO0OKz0 "Using Play On Linux For Windows Games On Linux!)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVCY0rnI90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVCY0rnI90
- mixmastamyk 8y ago
  Illiterates need support on Windows too, and the Genuis bar at the Apple store.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
You know, when I go shopping for tools what I do is I find people who know nothing about tools and ask them what they use.
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
  So for the purposes of discussion, there are technical people and non-technical people. The claim up-thread was that technical people are fine on Linux. So then this commenter comes along and points out that there are non-technical people who do fine on Linux. In this context, this assertion is completely relevant and useful.

Hmm. I'm skeptical that those 'computer illiterate' people don't have a computer literate person providing them with support that's key to enabling that situation. I've had Ubuntu running on a few cheap desktop machines for some years now used for light duties in a few living spaces. So far we're at 100% failure rate on version upgrades: Both LTR release upgrades have bricked both the machines. When they switched the window manager on one of the recent ones, the UI simply died and the simplest resolution was to just re-install the OS from scratch. Steady state, with apps installed and running and only doing basic patching via the GUI, Ubuntu is 'operable' by avg. Joe. But app installs and beyond are fraught with problems.

runciblespoon 8y ago
@FooHentai: “I've had Ubuntu running on a few cheap desktop machines for some years now used for light duties in a few living spaces. So far we're at 100% failure rate on version upgrades: Both LTR release upgrades have bricked both the machines.” Bricked you say, I don't recognize that from my experience, as for 'light duties' it's a little more useful than that: "Ubuntu Linux Demo" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-YIO0OKz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-YIO0OKz0 "Using Play On Linux For Windows Games On Linux!)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVCY0rnI90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVCY0rnI90
mixmastamyk 8y ago
Illiterates need support on Windows too, and the Genuis bar at the Apple store.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago

You know, when I go shopping for tools what I do is I find people who know nothing about tools and ask them what they use.

yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
So for the purposes of discussion, there are technical people and non-technical people. The claim up-thread was that technical people are fine on Linux. So then this commenter comes along and points out that there are non-technical people who do fine on Linux. In this context, this assertion is completely relevant and useful.