I’m probably one of the less technically literate people here and in my case, you’re absolutely right. I assume Linux involves typing commands somewhere and I, frankly, have to look up how to do a vlookup in excel every time it happens.

I would probably prefer to use my phone (an old ass iPhone) instead of a computer with a totally new os. I’m not a huge fan of macs, but it’s still basically the same on the user end. I suspect linux is more different.

Inb4: I straight up don’t have time to switch my os for at least a year, I just wanted to support the above comment. I am well aware that my assumptions are probably wrong, just wanted to share what the reputation of Linux is among non tech people (if they’ve ever even heard of it).

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I assume Linux involves typing commands somewhere

It doesn’t, it’s akin to command prompt/poweshell on Windows albeit less verbose or Terminal in Mac. It’s just something you can do but if you don’t use it on Windows then you aren’t going to need it on Linux

I would probably prefer to use my phone instead of a computer with a totally new os

Android/Chrome OS are Linux, I think this is the easiest way to show people how little “command typing” is needed

just wanted to share what the reputation of Linux is among non tech people

Tech people use that reputation as well, a bunch of people think it makes them smarter but Linux is better for non tech people than Windows because it has a natural defense against scammers/viruses.

I switched to it because Windows was too complicated and I couldn’t get anything to run well <- Linux has less overhead but that wasn’t my issue

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it’s akin to command prompt/poweshell on Windows albeit less verbose or Terminal in Mac. It’s just something you can do but if you don’t use it on Windows then you are going to need it on Linux.

You just lost 99% of windows and Mac users right there.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I meant aren’t

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe you, I just don’t have any issues with windows, so there’s no need to change.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That’s fine, I wasn’t trying to do a sales pitch

Just trying to clear up the cli thing

[–] SinAdjetivos 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You should read up the Halloween documents to get a better understanding of where some of those assumptions (which to be fair have since become something of a self fulfilling prophecy...) originate from.