What problems does Linux have to overcome to get more users (programming.dev)

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Games on Linux are great now this is why I fully moved to Linux. Is the the work place Pc's market improving.

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

The main things that have kept mainline adoption from happening:

Driver support for new hardware (this is mostly an OEM thing)
Dead simple tools for regular use, like updates, and printers or devices (Gnome has simplified quite a bit in the past few updates)
Opinionated UI or package selection. Lots of options overwhelm many users

[-] Horsey@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

On #3: I totally wouldn’t mind defaults that could be overridden later, or better yet, a wizard that gives you a bunch of options and source material for making an elective decision for something else.

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