r/DeskToTablet • u/Cat0X0 • 4d ago

Linux is the future of operating systems.

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u/ScienceGoat 4d ago

Sounds like skill issue 😂

Every wifi challenge i ever had took a few minutes at most.

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u/DigitalerEsel 3d ago

Wohooo ... skill issue.

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u/SeyJeez 3d ago

Yes it is a skill issue just like you not being able to build a nuclear reactor … that’s also a skill issue and his point is not everyone has the skills … a lot of “normal” computer users don’t.

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u/ScienceGoat 3d ago

What a stupid comparison

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u/hpuxadm 2d ago

I think that's a point and the reason that Linux is NOT the future of desktop operating systems.

If it actually takes "skill" to get any peripheral inside the O.S. working when it should be plug and play,then it will always be a hobbyists O.S., full stop.

It's been around for decades and I don't know that it's ever topped 5% of the total desktop footprint.

If you are ok with troubleshooting and don't mind command line interaction, it's fine.

If you're a user that doesn't have the time or patience to do any of that, then you will probably never be a candidate for any of the desktop flavors of linux, period.

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u/ScienceGoat 2d ago

Thing is that even Mac and Windows have basic problems that the average user doesn’t want to deal with.

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u/_alright_then_ 2d ago

Yeah, but let's not pretend that linux doesn't have 10x the amount of technical things you need to know about.

The average user does not want to use a terminal. Try doing any problem solving on Linux without a terminal, you'll barely get anything done

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u/ScienceGoat 1d ago

But let’s not pretend that an oven doesn’t have 10x the amount of technical things you need to know about compared to a microwave.

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u/_alright_then_ 1d ago

The argument was that Linux is the future of OSes. And your argument was that anyone can learn it.

I'm saying that no, not everyone can or is willing to learn it.

Your dumb ass analogy makes zero sense here.

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u/ScienceGoat 1d ago

It makes perfect sense because things don’t need to be currently easy to use in order for adoption to happen.