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Actually Ubuntu is not less usable than Windows 10. Ex on intel NUC - wifi on Ubuntu : out of box - wifi on windows : plug ethernet, install driver manually. Ol

Actually Ubuntu is not less usable than Windows 10. Ex on intel NUC - wifi on Ubuntu : out of box - wifi on windows : plug ethernet, install driver manually. Old printers works better on Linux, eg when driver do not work on windows 10. Libre Office outof box, Office : where is my key ? ...

hutzlibu 6y ago
"Actually Ubuntu is not less usable than Windows 10." For you and me maybe. But don't expect other people to have your standard of software choices etc.
- Ericson2314 6y ago
  The problem is Ubuntu, but that consumers have migrated from desktops/laptops to Phones. (Bad for Linux, and bad for society as it's much easier to be a non-passitive participant on a desktop/laptop.)
- seniorivn 6y ago
  for most people app selection on ubuntu is big enough to never need anything more only professional/rare software sometimes has no support/suitable alternative
oji0hub 6y ago
- Can I install my "favourite program" on Linux? Well sure, it's supported on X, Y and Z! - Oh but I'm on distro A. Oh sorry, that's not supported. But here's a post by some guy on some forum who says he made it work by doing a bunch of complicated things no one understands.
- Macha 6y ago
  We're talking about Ubuntu. Distro X is always Ubuntu. Y and Z are usually picked from Debian, Red Hat, Fedora and Arch
- m4rtink 6y ago
  This is often no longer an issue thanks to Flatpak & Steam Proton built-in Windows emulation.
  - Shared404 6y ago
    In addition, there's a significant subset of people who's only program they use is a web browser. This is obviously quite doable with basically any distro.
    - m4rtink 6y ago
      Yes, while this has issues of its own (as long as the web services they are using are centralized and corporate controlled) I have observed the less technical users I have been helping with computer issues are totally happy as long as they sit in front of a computer with a web browser, where they can log in to their online accounts and get going. Some might want a full mail client and possibly a printer configured and that's about it.

hutzlibu 6y ago

"Actually Ubuntu is not less usable than Windows 10." For you and me maybe. But don't expect other people to have your standard of software choices etc.

Ericson2314 6y ago
The problem is Ubuntu, but that consumers have migrated from desktops/laptops to Phones. (Bad for Linux, and bad for society as it's much easier to be a non-passitive participant on a desktop/laptop.)
seniorivn 6y ago
for most people app selection on ubuntu is big enough to never need anything more only professional/rare software sometimes has no support/suitable alternative

oji0hub 6y ago

- Can I install my "favourite program" on Linux? Well sure, it's supported on X, Y and Z! - Oh but I'm on distro A. Oh sorry, that's not supported. But here's a post by some guy on some forum who says he made it work by doing a bunch of complicated things no one understands.

Macha 6y ago
We're talking about Ubuntu. Distro X is always Ubuntu. Y and Z are usually picked from Debian, Red Hat, Fedora and Arch
m4rtink 6y ago
This is often no longer an issue thanks to Flatpak & Steam Proton built-in Windows emulation.
- Shared404 6y ago
  In addition, there's a significant subset of people who's only program they use is a web browser. This is obviously quite doable with basically any distro.
  - m4rtink 6y ago
    Yes, while this has issues of its own (as long as the web services they are using are centralized and corporate controlled) I have observed the less technical users I have been helping with computer issues are totally happy as long as they sit in front of a computer with a web browser, where they can log in to their online accounts and get going. Some might want a full mail client and possibly a printer configured and that's about it.