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A good thread on installing win 11 properly
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When you say enjoyable to use, you mean once you’ve fully converted your mindset from other operating systems. I am not on that level and my brief experience boot camping an old mac laptop has further confirmed that. People love Linux here but I struggle to find the benefits when I have to start forum diving for something as simple as downloading a program
you're right that it takes work but there are distros that almost always Just Work and offer a very point and click experience aimed at the recovering windows user. Ubuntu and Fedora are good examples.
Ubuntu was what I tried before! We must have different understandings of what point and click means
fair enough. if you feel like elaborating, what kind of areas did you have difficulty in? was it recently or some time ago?
It was a little while ago, and honestly I'll probably give it another go rather than upgrading to W11, so who knows, maybe I'll be a convert by next year
Downloading and installing programs is literally easier on linux than on windows. It works just like the app stores on phones.
Once you’re comfortable, everything’s easier. The difference is a computer system I’ve used since single digit age and one I haven’t