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N-Krause ◴[] No.45038070[source]
The next reason, following hundreds of others, to start using Linux for the Desktop. If my non technical SO can do it, you can do it as well.
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rpdillon ◴[] No.45038240[source]
Yep, I'm constantly astonished by adults that insist that Linux is too hard to use on the desktop. My entire family has been using it for years. I raise my kids on it. Works great.
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reddalo ◴[] No.45038676[source]
My family has also been using it for years, but I'm the one who always had to install, update, fix problems, etc.

I think the biggest obstacle to widespread adoption of Linux is not using Linux itself, it's installing it on a computer. 99% of people don't know how to format a USB device, or how to enter the BIOS.

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1. colejohnson66 ◴[] No.45038737[source]
Ubuntu's Wubi was a great attempt at a "try Linux" solution, but - Canonical being Canonical - killed it.