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220805 Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: |
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> On Fri, 5 Aug 2022 at 15:40, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>> On Fri, 5 Aug 2022 15:30:37 +0800, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: |
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>>> I believe many people will find Linux easy to use (user friendly) |
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>>> if the GUI environment looks like Windows 10/11. |
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>> The problem with that is Gentoo is not supposed to be easy to use, |
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>> it is a "power user"'s distro. |
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>> Sucking someone in with the guise of being like Windows |
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>> is only likely to put them off Linux once they read page 1 |
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>> of the installation instructions. |
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>> There are distros that aim to be easy to use for Windows users, |
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>> Gentoo is not one of them. |
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> Noted with thanks. |
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Mint Linux with its Cinnamon desktop is probably what you want. |
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Gentoo is typically for people who build their own machines |
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& want to choose their own selection of software to install in them. |
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