over past 15 years I have installed the then current release of Ubuntu or other distros on dozens of different laptops/desktops and some phones across many bran

over past 15 years I have installed the then current release of Ubuntu or other distros on dozens of different laptops/desktops and some phones across many brands each attempt success yet some did require googling to discover various incantations of boot up settings... So there is never the need to buy a new laptop with preinstalled linux ... Infact if a given person cannot muster the grit to do a linux install that person is not good material for even becoming a linux user ... Yes 'tis sad but true linux is decidedly not yet ready for the masses ... However no matter this relatively high barrier to entry the pure joy and productivity boosts of using linux easily outweighs the angst of this ongoing hazing ritual of doing your own installs