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    [–] Narauko 1 points 1 day ago

    You're absolutely right, I feel almost as bad attempting to use Mac as I do Linux but it is a less powerful OS and I just accept there are things I can't do. Plus it IS designed to be idiot proof.

    For Linux, I run into the problem that there is a floor of knowledge assumed in every tutorial. Auto mount my secondary NTFS drive at boot? Just do XYZ in fstab. Don't know where fstab is and where to make that entry? You're SOL. I am comfortable in command line to an extent, but it's been a long time since I dailied DOS, honestly don't spend a lot of time in PowerShell, and networking equipment is a completely different beast.

    Microsoft may suck, but I can usually find my way through a script or formula or something with their knowledgebase. My skill set doesn't translate well, and I am finding it harder to learn than I probably should. I probably need to take an introductory Linux course.