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[โ€“] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (6 children)

No. Don't worry, they moved the controls to the edge browser! Isn't that great ๐Ÿ˜ƒ? ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘.

This will bring so many people to Linux and will force so many others to start their own OSes.

[โ€“] PineRune@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Unfortunately, most Windows users are not tech savy and will never move to Linux, regardless of how user-friendly Linux becomes. It would take large-scale retailers switching their computers to have Linux pre-installed instead of Windows before any meaningful transition happens.

[โ€“] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Not tech savy person here who's interested in switching to Linux but afraid of fucking it up and the one guy I knew in real life who used Linux and would've helped me out died during covid so I'm on my own.

My old computer won't support windows 11 and I'm not in a position to upgrade my hardware. I've been poking around trying learn about linux but I'm more of a hands on learner so basically I'm going to have to learn as I go which is quite scary for someone who's never even seen a computer running it.

[โ€“] PineRune@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

If you aren't ready to fully commit to installing it on a hard drive, you could probably make a live USB stick of Linux. There are installers built to run on windows that will install Linux onto a USB drive, which you can boot from after turning off your PC. That way, you don't need to worry about wiping or resetting an old computer just to see if you like it.

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