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    [–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 107 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    "Okay, I switched to Linux, now I'm getting this error message: _______."

    "Install ______."

    "It gives me this error now: ______."

    "You have to update the _____ library first."

    "It won't let me."

    "You have to use sudo."

    "It tells me to clone the git via the command line, but git says verifying login from command line isn't supported any more."

    "You're following seven year old instructions."

    "They're the only instructions I can find."

    "You should switch to this other flavor of Linux."

    [–] sxan@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago

    I do not prefer apt-based systems, but I've installed variations of Ubuntu (e.g. Mint) on systems for geriatric (grand)parents in the past 5 years and have not yet needed to drop into shell to fix something.

    If the needs are basic (browsing, email, printing, documents), Linux hasn't needed wizardry for years. This is mostly thanks to Gnome and KDE's hard work on GUI admin tools, but if someone is going directly from Windows to i3, they've chosen a steep hill to climb.