We all have opinions on how to procedurally get someone started using Linux. To mixed effect. I wonder if we could be more successful if we paid closer attention to the machine between the seat and the keyboard. What mindsets can we instill in people that would increase the likelihood they stick with it? How would we go about instilling said mindsets?
I have my own opinions I will share later. I don’t want to direct the conversation.
I have a “I will not ever go back to Windows” mindset and I think that helps. If I fuck up my system to the point it’s not immediately fixable, I have a separate
/homepartition so I can wipe/and start over without worrying too much. I look for answers to fix things on my phone when my system is inaccessible so I’m not stuck.I am really not a Linux expert, but I was a Windows power user and I like to fix things myself and understand the basics of why it broke.
yeah, i was really tired of win98SE when i switched to linux. just entirely over it.
Yes! And get snapper set up on BTRFS so you can roll back your install to a particular date before you fucked it up! It uses basically no extra space.