Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux

Re:Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux by blakebreeder on Friday October 22, 2021 @11:53AM (#28958742)

Yeah, I don't feel that way at all about Linux and I daily drive it. Could you imagine our mothers troubleshooting any of the following things that have regularly happened to me on Linux in the last 5 years I've been daily driving it:

* Hm, my sound stopped working. * Hm, dhcp stopped working. * X has completely failed to start. * This website just straight up doesn't load. * Thia game won't load (pretend it's solitaire). * This update broke my boot. * Seemingly doing nothing broke my boot. * This update broke my browser. * This application does not work without configuration. * My monitor layout is broken.

Maybe things are better in Ubuntu land, but I doubt it's as seamless as Windows/Mac.

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Re:Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux by goohle on Friday October 22, 2021 @12:13PM (#28959018)

My mom uses Fedora Linux for more than 15 years. She never saw any of that. I perform upgrades when necessary.

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Re:Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux by vetinari on Friday October 22, 2021 @01:54PM (#28960346)

Similarly, my parents are on Ubuntu LTS since 6.06 (not on the same computer, obviously), when I got tired with regular windows reinstallations. There have been exactly two problems:

- "internet doesn't work" -> yanked ethernet cable. Later I made sure it cannot be easily yanked.

- "printer doesn't print" -> classic inkjet problem with dried ink. Inkjet replaced with b/w laser. no problems since.

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