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Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)09:25:40 No.106532303

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Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)09:25:40 No.106532303

So I was building a computer for my mom.
And the first thing that came to mind was that /g/ mantra, "Install Linux on a computer for your parents!" And that's exactly what I did.
But when I told my mom, "I built a PC for you and installed Linux on it!"
She gave me that look of disgust I've never seen her give.
I immediately wiped Linux off that PC and installed Windows 11 Pro.
This made me realize Linux has a serious image problem, and I don't think you guys are helping.

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)09:27:50 No.106532320

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)09:27:50 No.106532320

>>106532303
Tell her to enjoy that constant surveillance.

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)09:33:55 No.106532371

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)09:33:55 No.106532371

>>106532303
This never happened
A normal parent would just ask wtf is Linux

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)09:39:17 No.106532436

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)09:39:17 No.106532436

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>>106532371
This. She doesn't know what Linux is, she just didn't want her sperg son doing anything weird (this happens every day, she had a reason to show disgust - and luckily OP has be practicing his emotion recognition skills).

Linux Mint with Windows theme would be too subversive for my tastes, but to a normie it's indistinguishable. He should have just installed Mint Cinnamon and said "here you go", and it would have just werked.

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)09:41:22 No.106532461

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)09:41:22 No.106532461

I remember HS in 2005. The dumb it nerds put Debian on all the hs library computers. I think every student hated it kek. Just install Windows for normies

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)10:28:50 No.106532919

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)10:28:50 No.106532919

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>>106532303
My question is, why are you trying so hard to sell her something that's free?

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)12:11:19 No.106533872

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)12:11:19 No.106533872

KDE is made for moms now

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)12:13:35 No.106533898

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)12:13:35 No.106533898

>>106532461
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qj8p-PEwbI

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)12:21:47 No.106533972

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)12:21:47 No.106533972

>>106533898
I giggled my way straight through the video. Thank you for sharing.

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)14:41:32 No.106537084

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)14:41:32 No.106537084

>This made me realize Linux has a serious image problem, and I don't think you guys are helping.

People trying to sell the idea that Linux is amazing, very easy to use and way better than Windows in every situation ever are the problem.
Yes, Linux is great.
No, it's not for everyone. And that's fine.

Do you think the average boomer that struggled to learn how to check their email wants to spend 1 extra minute of their lives learning anything? They will freak the fuck out the second they find a button spelled different or something not being in whatever menu like usual.

The idea of a game not running because a new Proton version is required after the latest game update might be completely normal for your average Linuxfag but normies just lack the time/patience/IQ/knowledge to deal with things like that on a daily basis.

Anonymous
09/09/25(Tue)14:45:10 No.106537139

Anonymous 09/09/25(Tue)14:45:10 No.106537139

>>106532303
and then everybody clapped

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