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What are the main challenges in Linux adoption for New users, and how can it be addressed?
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Installing Linux is not a user problem. Most users wouldn't be able to install windows. You will never have users easily partition a computer, especially if you want to keep data. Even most people working with computers wouldn't be able to that!
You're gravely misunderstanding what users need. If a computer is pre-installed and working, 90% of the problems are solved already. The actual problems are 1) to not break the system with an update, and this on two computers I updated once a year it didn't happen for 5 years ; 2) have the softwares working
@lloram239
That 'partitioning' part is absolutely 100% correct😔😔😔 it's scary for general users !
@fugepe
It's tough for advanced users like me because I hardly ever need to do it. It's not a routine task.
One of the few things I genuinely preper a GUI for because I feel I'm much less likely to make a fat-finger mistake.
You hit the nail on the head about telemetry. Every program that asks me to share crash reports I always turn it on. That's just too useful for them to worry about some ideological puritanism about "privacy".