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What are some things you think tech people presume others know, and know how to do? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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It's helpful to take a few steps back from time to time to reassess where we're each coming from on our knowledge of tech (or anything) to better communicate.

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[–] Evia 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Even as someone relatively comfortable with computers, Linux intimidates me. I want to use it but there're so many variations and it's a massive rabbit hole to go down; I just don't have the time or energy to spend several days getting it set up how I want it and fixing any errors that I cause

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

About that last point, you don’t really need to. Internet people like to show off their customized desktops and systems, but in reality using a “just works” distribution requires very little headache and time. Except for the time spent choosing it, that is

[–] Evia 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe this weekend I'll give it a go on the old laptop

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would suggest Mint as a good distro that's easy to use out of the box. It's what I use on my laptop, and am switching to on the computer.

If you're not sure though, you can try Linux in a virtual machine :)

[–] Evia 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, that's the one I've seen recommended the most, I reckon

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

that's why I recommend ubuntu. It's got big market share. It's orange. It's linux.