From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Feb 18, 2026 at 1:19:25 PM MST, "DFS" wrote   
   <10n56sa$2ui4j$1@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > "ZDNET's key takeaways   
   >   
   > * Modern Linux distros have gotten easier to install.   
   > * You're most likely to succeed with standard x86-based hardware.   
   > * Be prepared to copy and paste lots of commands into a terminal window.   
      
   For what? For most people who are just using a web browser and a word process   
   and the like this is not true. Has not been for a long time. If they do   
   uncommon things it can be, though.   
      
   >   
   > All in all, this was not a friction-free experience. I do not recommend   
   > it for novices or for anyone who wants a PC that is easy to operate and   
   > troubleshoot."   
   >   
   > https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-replace-windows-with-linux/   
   >   
   >   
   > First installer Linux distro was released in 1992:   
   >   
   > https://www.reddit.com/r/vintageunix/comments/1bqa44n/mcc_inte   
   im_linux_097pl2_from_1992_with_x_and/   
   >   
   > So 34 years later and it's still a pain to switch to Linux?   
   >   
   >   
   > You know what I always say:   
   >   
   > __ __ ______   
      
      
   --   
   It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with   
   you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)