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year of the linux desktop: running joke or quietly true??

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Accepted solution by Gabe I. — Try before switching: boot a live USB and test Wi Fi, sound, webcam, printer and teh specific apps first. Hardware surprises show up in…
  1. Diego
    @diegok342

    so annoyed rn debate time. position A: Linux is ready for most home users today. position B: as long as fingerprint readers is a problem, its not ready for a non-technical friend 😅 im somewhere in the middle. where are you, and do you have stories to back it up? ive used both for years and I can see good arguments on each side. real experiences from people who swicthed someone else would be especially weclome here.

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  2. Greta P.
    @gpetrov-31f

    uhh is there one Windows-only app they cant live without?

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  4. Nadia Larsen
    @nadia_solid

    try turning off teh cable first, fixed it for me

    thinking

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  5. Dev
    @router_smith510

    lol same thing happened to me for basic use, browsing, email, documents and video calls, a mainstream distro like Debian is very usable today. The browser is most ppl's operating system now, and that runs the same everywhere.

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  6. Basil Fontaine
    @ping_nomad408
    in reply to @router_smith510

    oof office formatting is real. libreOffice opens most documents fine, but complex layuots and macros can break. if someone shares documents with Office users daily, the web version of Office in a browser is a practical workaround.

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  7. Gabe I.
    @gabe_early
    Accepted solution

    Try before switching: boot a live USB and test Wi-Fi, sound, webcam, printer and teh specific apps first. Hardware surprises show up in the first ten minutes. fingers crossed 🤞

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  8. Diego
    @diegok342
    in reply to @gabe_early

    @gabe_early yesss decided against it for a non-technical friend. the one app they need isn't worth fighting. still using Linux myself tho.

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