> As soon as you run into trouble and look for help online you're advised to open a terminal emulator.
Also fair
(Though it's hard to say -- if your average computer user who only uses the browser and things like Office tools, would be doing enough stuff to run into issues. Possibly, but I like to hope that pre-installed Firefox and LibreOffice/OpenOffice would be enough)
> I think the ecosystem has come a long way certainly. Technical expertise is a spectrum, and we've certainly lowered the barrier, but you still need to be well above the bar to get up and running, and then operating productively every day.
I didn't think about the fact you need to actually burn the ISO and reinstall your OS.
Goes to show how much technical bias I have, as it didn't even register.
IMO (again, opinion), if you can get it installed, and you're using everyday software, I do genuinely believe a non-technical person could use certain distros.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29202511
Also fair(Though it's hard to say -- if your average computer user who only uses the browser and things like Office tools, would be doing enough stuff to run into issues. Possibly, but I like to hope that pre-installed Firefox and LibreOffice/OpenOffice would be enough)
I didn't think about the fact you need to actually burn the ISO and reinstall your OS.Goes to show how much technical bias I have, as it didn't even register.
IMO (again, opinion), if you can get it installed, and you're using everyday software, I do genuinely believe a non-technical person could use certain distros.
But yeah, have to install it first.