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> All my immediate family runs Ubuntu too, and they are completely fine with it (they only need a browser and a file manager, anyway). Honestly, as far as I ca
by wutbrodo 11y ago
> All my immediate family runs Ubuntu too, and they are completely fine with it (they only need a browser and a file manager, anyway).
Honestly, as far as I can tell, Windows is _way_ harder to use for the completely non-tech-savvy than Linux is.
I switched my dad over to Ubuntu (his new comp has Linux Mint) in ~2008 because I couldn't stand getting biweekly phone calls asking for help doing X or dealing with perceived problem Y on Windows. I haven't gotten a single complaint since then. Mind you, this is someone whose level of desktop-UI savviness is low enough that he hasn't quite mastered copy and paste yet.
- StavrosK 11y agoOh yes, the lack of viruses and general confidence this gives them that the computer won't break if they visit a random site makes Linux completely worth it.
- wutbrodo 11y agoHell even in terms of sheer usability, the fact that it dumps everything into your taskbar/autostart makes it unusable for anyone who doesn't want to go to the trouble of deciphering 30 different hieroglyphs.