Now if only Linux were intuitive for the computer illiterate.
New user interfaces certainly can be confusing, which is why many people struggle with Vista or Mac if they are used to XP.
But if your experience with Linux, especially Mint Linux or Ubuntu, you would be very surprised at the experience.
That’s been my issue. Is LInux for the masses or just the techies?
It depends on which distro you choose. Some are easier than others. I have found SUSE to be great for the uninitiated.
I think you’re selling yourself (and others) short with this statement.
I’ll bet you a cup of coffee that ANYONE reading this who can boot a computer, use a browser and make a CD from an image can download, and BUILD a computer using Ubuntu in a short period of time.
I rebuilt two computers, a laptop and a desktop machine I use as a VOIP server in less than an hour, configured them and had them both running (and yes to secure things a bit more took a little more time and more knowledge than most have) - BUT, the computers were BOTH working in less than an hour and I had email up and running quickly (using Thunderbird).
The ONLY hold up I had was my ISP whom I have since fired and gotten a new cable connection.
By the way, this version I loaded works better than Windows and IS intuitive - at least it looks like something you’re used to using and you should not have to “relearn” anything.
No OS is truly intuitive for the computer illiterate.
There are many people who won’t make any effort to learn any more than they need to get online and read their email.
I’m Linux illiterate, and I’ve been getting by beautifully with Kubuntu for 3 years. Anything I have a question about, I head to a forum to look for the answer. I always come out having learned something new.
sono,
when is the last time you used linux and which distro? many of them now are as intuitive as XP