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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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What are the main challenges in Linux adoption for New users, and how can it be addressed? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fully unmanaged and automatic updates.
Online account: automatic e2e backups and restores. Can be a payed or a selfhosted service.
Does not require root account. Locked root account.
Flatpak and Android apps works out of the box

Call it Grandma Linux™ if you want. It needs to be a deploy and forget distro. I'm not recommending Linux right now unless they're developers.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Give them arch

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

Gatekeeping and elitism

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lack of patience and/or unwillingness to learn are what I see as the primary challenges to Linux adoption, and it can be addressed by leaving those kind of people to their own devices.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

tldr: Normies shouldn't be allowed to use computers.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

Three words:

Baby duck syndrome.

how it can be addressed?

Without turning Linux into "another Windows"? Well... you (kind of) can't -- Windows users are way too used with the idea of being spoonfed by the OS. And the only "real" way to address it is to tell Windows users to change their mentality and "embrace the new".

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