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    [–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

    The process to install Ubuntu vs Windows is pretty much the same.

    Create a user, choose a timezone, connect to Wi-Fi or LAN and wait for setup to finish. It is not complicated by any mean.

    As I mentioned, most people never install an OS in their life, so they don't know how to create a boot drive and install an OS.

    So the issue isn't that installing Linux is complicated, it's that installing an OS on an empty drive is not a thing that the vast majority of pc users has done or will ever do.

    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    So the issue isn't that installing Linux is complicated, it's that installing an OS on an empty drive is not a thing that the vast majority of pc users has done

    It's both

    [–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    Have you tried to install Ubuntu recently? It is as straight forward as it is.

    It is not a complicated process no matter how you look at it.

    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I've installed a dozen distros. I've also tried to assist others in installing them. It doesn't go well.

    Installation is only the beginning of the problems though.