Apparently my love language is installing @linux on the laptops of people I really care about.

  • lemmyreader@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    These days installing Linux and upgrading it is easier than it was years ago. Installing Linux can be a good deed indeed :)

  • stormio@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I love Linux and I think a lot of my non-technical family members would benefit from it, but I am not as brave as you. The danger with messing around with someone’s computer is that you are basically taking ownership of all tech problems the person may run into. It’s like the “You break it, you buy it” rule. The person may seek help from another tech geek, but as soon as that geek finds out they’re dealing with a “weird” Linux system, they’re going to run away from it. You are effectively volunteering to be 24x7 on-call tech support for the people whose laptops you’ve installed Linux on.

    • Stefano Volpe@social.edu.nlOP
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      1 year ago

      @stormio
      (not even a) hot take: if they think a Linux system is weird, they are not a real tech geek.

      But yeah, that is why I only install extremely stable stuff. So that I am basically never asked for shit

    • wuphysics87@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      If you are gonna have to be anyway, it may as well be one you can run bash scripts on over ssh