• Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
        841·
        9 months ago

        This is the problem with Linux. People that know how to use a PC and are not tech illiterate still can’t use it very well. Just the fact that you offered means you know they are probably having some issues.

        • Rustmilian@lemmy.worldEnglish
          194·
          9 months ago

          This is the problem with Windows. People that know how to use a PC and are not tech illiterate still can’t use it very well.

          • The_v@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            9 months ago

            That’s not a problem with windows it’s a feature. Even the barely tech literate people can use it to bumble their way through to get the job done, eventually.

            They don’t use it well but they still use it. They also rarely break it anymore.

            Those of us who worked with these people with win 98 and XP… Shudder. They ways they screwed up the system was truly remarkable at times.

        • hightrix@lemmy.worldEnglish
          416·
          9 months ago

          I’m extremely technically literate, build my own PCs and write my own software tools.

          I don’t use Linux at home because I don’t want to fiddle. I want to sit down, open steam, and play a game.

          I use Linux for many things, but my personal computer uses windows because it just works all the time.

          • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
            47·
            9 months ago

            I’m sorry all of the Linux fan boys don’t like your comment. My main is Windows and my other PC is a Linux box.

            • The_v@lemmy.worldEnglish
              22·
              9 months ago

              Pointing out significant flaws that are holding the systems adoption rate back is never popular. Most of them are very techy and don’t have a clue what the average user needs. It’s a great way to get them all riled up.

              I spent a few years as a process flow and bug finder for some programmers building a proprietary internal system. Then I trained non-tech savvy people on how to use the system. One of the most difficult jobs I have ever done. Bridging the gap between the two of them was brutal.

    • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
      410·
      9 months ago

      How much searching did you have to do? Be honest. Ever try to mount a network share permanently yet?

      • puppy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        No searching at all. I got a new computer last month.

        1. Install open-ssh server on the old computer
        2. Copy the IP address of the old computer
        3. Paste it into Dolphin
        4. Copy paste everything
        • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          9 months ago

          And how would a new user know to find this specific app in the repo? Have you ever actually searched “how to permanently mount a network dive in Linux”? I didn’t see a single one saying dolphin.

      • subtext@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        I did, and it was fairly straightforward according to the documentation I found. This was a couple of years ago but I’m pretty sure I needed to figure out how to use nano, then type some magic words into fstab along with the IP and password, and I haven’t had to mess with it ever since.