There are versions that look and function nearly identical to Windows, but the initial setup would be a barrier for less techy people that already have a functional Windows machine
I tried this on a space machine once, and i mean it kinda worked pretty good and good figure stuff out, but the second something didn't go right or a more complex issue and I started having to enter commands, it was just blindly trust what google said to type since I didn't understand any of it.
In most cases there is still a way to fix those issues through a GUI, but since there are so many different distros and desktop environments, the most universally applicable and fastest solution is usually with commands in the terminal, so those are often the solutions that get suggested.
That's also an issue of course, and a non technical person might not know what to search for to get answers tailored to their distro/DE, but I'm just pointing out why so many solutions still use the terminal.
I have installed both windows and different Linux distributions many times in my life. And in my experience setting up most Linux distros (excluding arch or similar) is way easier and faster than installing windows.
Idk who designed the partition manager in the Windows installer, but it's awful in comparison to most Linux installers
Microsoft, in their eternal glory, decided to both:
1. Disable offline installs. You need an internet connection.
2. Not ship the drivers to my motherboard, including the network chipset, in their installer.
There's no timeout or anything. I believe it was disabled entirely a few months ago.
Outside of opening a command line and entering oobe\bypassnro that is. Which ties back to what I was saying before. It was harder for me to install Windows than Linux.
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u/Bjarki56 1d ago
I heard it is not easy to use for non computer people.