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Mike :nixos: | 5 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +1 
 #linux users, what do you think is the most intimidating or confusing part of someone first getting into Linux?

Where do you see people get stuck or dissuaded?
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Yet another robot | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I guess I think about the CLI and all the potential challenges there, but I wonder if there are users who might try Linux and not have an interest in utilizing the CLI or maybe not know it exists?
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verita84 | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Oh boy......

This is too much to respond
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Islamic Audiobooks Central | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The fact that it's not already preinstalled on the machine. 

Normies don't buy a Mac or PC and think, "Hmm... Let's see. Which operating system should I install?"

In fact, many people don't even think of the OS or consider they have any choice in the matter. It just is.
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AWAGMI? | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 filesystem being completely different, wheres my C drive, wheres my D drive? no ctrl+alt+delete. being used to install programs from a binary downloaded straight from the prohect's website and expecting it to auto-update.