Resources to test, install, and run your first instances of Linux and open source software.

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      1 year ago

      For someone who has never used Linux it can be very daunting, especially if they have never installed an os.

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        1 year ago

        If you can’t even install an os by reading documentation using linux is just going to frustrate you.

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          1 year ago

          Reading documentation with countless of terms you don’t know is frustrating too. For new users i can recommend using Youtube tutorials installing Linux.

          Not every user has to know the inside and outside of the used OS, there are many beginner-friendly distros these days.

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          I think it’s more about the fear factor. What if something goes wrong? Especially when dual booting. I was so so scared that I might break my system accidentally when I was first installing Mint alongside Windows and doing manual partitioning. I have to tell you, it was quite scary at first, and then it was just frustrating how much space Windows took away from me (when I wasnt evem using Windows) that I wiped it.