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cedws 21 hours ago

Meanwhile Grandma says: "what's a wayland?"

How can anybody seriously argue Linux is an OS ready for ordinary users when you have to do crap like this? Complete delusion.

jwcooper 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Your grandma doesn't need to know what wayland is to use linux. This is an enthusiast forum for people interested in this exact topic.

cedws 21 hours ago | parent [-]

This post shows that she does, if she is unfortunate enough to own a device with NVIDIA graphics, because without this fix Wayland will be broken.

Of course, this is only one example of probably hundreds where an average user would have no clue how to fix their broken computer.

kalaksi 21 hours ago | parent [-]

It doesn't. And you shouldn't install Arch on your grandma's computer.

tapoxi 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This isn't Linux, it's Arch running Hyprland. If Grandma wants that combination she knows what Wayland is.

If you want Linux that works, get a Chromebook. If you want to play games, use Bazzite.

bryanlarsen 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ChromeOS is a far better "Grandma" distribution than Windows or MacOS. Linux is simultaneously both the most Grandma friendly and least Grandma friendly, including every point in between.

You need to compare apples to apples, aka pre-installed vendor supported operating systems. If you're comparing installing an unsupported OS on unsupported hardware, Linux is far superior. Try installing MacOS on a Windows computer or Windows on a Mac if you're truly masochistic.

prmoustache 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Are you saying windows and macos do not have any bugs? I have news for you.

Also wevare talking here about archlinux + hyperland compositor, not the typical Fedora, Mint or Ubunti/Zorin distro. Tinkerer's gonna tinker while the other users just use their computer regardless of the OS.

lawn 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Linux isn't a single OS. It's hundreds of different and weird combinations.

There are Linux distributions that are better than Windows or iOS for grandma to use as well as distributions where you need to be an expert to do anything.

cedws 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It doesn't matter, your options are either X11 or a Wayland-based compositor, both of them come with their respective headaches that a regular user has NO IDEA how to fix.

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jamesnorden 21 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>both of them come with their respective headaches that a regular user has NO IDEA how to fix.

Unlike Windows, right? Right? Guys?

ninth_ant 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is only accurate for people who choose enthusiast-centric DIY distributions such as Arch.

“Regular” users have plenty of distribution choices where there are zero of these types of headaches.

heavyset_go 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> a regular user has NO IDEA how to fix.

Buy hardware that supports Linux and you won't have to think about it.

At this point hardware incompatibility is a self-imposed problem.

lawn 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You're making this issue much bigger than it is in reality.

Dare I say that you frankly have NO IDEA what the experience on modern Linux is today.

morshu9001 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The only easier one is ChromeOS