My kids use Linux. They are 5 and 7. They do just fine. They are “normal”… as in just beginner users.
The 5 year old only cares where Steam is, and where the games are in the menu.
The 7 year old is a master at it all already. He’s installing Minecraft mods all the time… downloading, unzipping the mods… running java -jar XYZ from the terminal… yeah I had to show him the first time, but TBH, I didn’t show it all to him. He read up on how it works and watched YouTube videos on it.
It’s all about what you’re used to and if you’re actually interested in learning the bits. Normal is what? Someone who treats the computer as an appliance? Yeah… with those users as long as the machine actually works… they don’t care what the underlying OS is… OSX? Windows 11? some Linux distro? It’s all the same to them. The computer is a magic machine that does things and they have no clue how or why.
Linux desktop nowadays is not a matter of having above average computer knowledge, it’s a matter of habit. People/companies used Windows because they are used to it so it seems easy, but it’s not actually easier than noob friendly Linux. As an illustration many of us made our children or parents use Linux, it shows how easy it is.
I know, I know, it’s stupid easy unless you do something like buy an Nvidia card or use flatpack. I was dumb enough to use xdotool to get my track pad in unbusted, but dumb ass me had to use YDOTOOL🤦♂️ because Wayland!
What part about normal did you miss? The folks on lemmy are about as far from the average user as you get.
My kids use Linux. They are 5 and 7. They do just fine. They are “normal”… as in just beginner users.
The 5 year old only cares where Steam is, and where the games are in the menu.
The 7 year old is a master at it all already. He’s installing Minecraft mods all the time… downloading, unzipping the mods… running java -jar XYZ from the terminal… yeah I had to show him the first time, but TBH, I didn’t show it all to him. He read up on how it works and watched YouTube videos on it.
It’s all about what you’re used to and if you’re actually interested in learning the bits. Normal is what? Someone who treats the computer as an appliance? Yeah… with those users as long as the machine actually works… they don’t care what the underlying OS is… OSX? Windows 11? some Linux distro? It’s all the same to them. The computer is a magic machine that does things and they have no clue how or why.
Exactly!
I’m gonna get my 4 year old onboard as well, soon. He’s still too young, but slowly, he will grasp the basics.
It’s amazing how quickly they get it.
Linux desktop nowadays is not a matter of having above average computer knowledge, it’s a matter of habit. People/companies used Windows because they are used to it so it seems easy, but it’s not actually easier than noob friendly Linux. As an illustration many of us made our children or parents use Linux, it shows how easy it is.
I know, I know, it’s stupid easy unless you do something like buy an Nvidia card or use flatpack. I was dumb enough to use xdotool to get my track pad in unbusted, but dumb ass me had to use YDOTOOL🤦♂️ because Wayland!
You are getting downvoted, perhaps users don’t like to be called “un-normal”.
It is very clear that by normal you meant average.
Lemmy and Linux users should be intelligent enough to understand the context of your initial message…