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[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The install Linux is vague because each distro (not themed or flavoures) is effevtively a unique OS, and user onboarding is a different experience per disro. However if you have ever installed Windows to an unformated drive compared to something like Zorin install. Windows is the harder install for nontech people

[-] SaltySalamander@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

There is nothing difficult about installing Windows, whether the drive is unformatted or not.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Have your mom try it, and my point is something like Zorin is easier.

[-] MxM111@kbin.social -3 points 7 months ago

Quite possible. But chance of non-technical person to do Windows install on new computer is zero. Re-instal, on the other hand, is very easy - I have done it couple of times.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

use case: When your hdd or ssd fails compketely and you buy a new drive off of amazon

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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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