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submitted 1 month ago by mrvictory1@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

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Installing OS, 10 years ago:

Windows: click a couple of buttons enter username and password

Linux: Terminal hacking, downloading shell scripts from github

Installing OS today:

Linux: click a couple of buttons, enter username and password

Windows: Terminal hacking, downloading shell scripts from github.

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[-] luciddaemon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 63 points 1 month ago

I remember 2014 being pretty easy to install Linux. Windows 7 and 10 were also pretty easy then.

[-] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 7 points 1 month ago

I remember breaking my Ubuntu install a bunch of times when trying to install nvidia drivers and flash player to watch YouTube.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I was breaking redhat and fedora trying to install wifi drivers for pcmcia wifi cards. So much modprobe. That’s why I switched to Ubuntu.

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