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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux install?
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 00:36:25 -0000 (UTC)
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Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote at 17:10 this Monday (GMT):
> On 2024-07-08, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote at 13:51 this Monday (GMT):
>>> On 2024-07-08, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> To be fair, having Linux as your first OS would be very rare.
>>>
>>>
>>> Why would you think that? Having the choice and the ability who would choose to
>>> keep Windows at all? 
>>
>>
>> Well, if you grew up with it, there would be a huge learning curve
>> moving to Linux..
>
> The learning curve is the installation and adhoc fixes, for the average use the
> internet starts with the Google page and their bookmarks. 

Fair, though gaming and some professional apps cough adobe are still
difficult to get around

> Having set many people up with KDE and Firefox they really didn't notice any
> difference. Except the wallpaper telling them their Windows was not activated.


Good news, there's a program to recreate that! (activate-linux)
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