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Windows 10 to Linux upcycling campaign

6 points by disdi 5 hours ago | 6 comments

Reubend 5 hours ago

The "find someone to help you" call to action button feels totally out of place to me. If you're not technically competent enough to install Linux on your own machine, then you DEFINITELY shouldn't be using it as your daily OS.

janmarsal 5 hours ago

Why not? Everyone's using it on their steamdeck with no problems. Outdated attitude. If you're not technically competent you shouldn't use windows because it's harder to use than linux or mac.

kapad 4 hours ago

"If you're not technically competent you shouldn't use windows because it's harder to use than linux or mac".

Harder but easier and less challenging. The distinction I would make is for users who are comfortable interpreting the command line and those who aren't. That comfort level is what should dictate the user's decision to opt for linux vs windows/mac.

(PS: IMO, mac power use often requires the CLI, but macOS has built-in some guardrails to prevent noob users from completely messing up the system. Linux has no such guardrails).

janmarsal 3 hours ago

It's much easier to us the command line on unix-likes than on windows, but it's not really a necessity. I know linux users who say they never use the terminal because they don't want to, and they're doing just fine.

Have you guys even used linux in the recent years? Sure it's a bit janky sometimes but so is windows and only getting worse. You can get quite far with linux by using graphical package management apps only, and now with steam you can even install games as easily as on windows.

Linux is way easier and more intuitive to use even for a novice than windows. I don't get why people think windows is somehow easy to use.

beardyw 4 hours ago

> users who are comfortable interpreting the command line

Why would you need to do that?

WalterGR 3 hours ago

> Everyone's using it on their steamdeck with no problems.

How is that relevant to someone switching to Linux desktop? Android is also Linux and also not relevant.

5 hours ago