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What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux? (distrowatch.com)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/linux@programming.dev

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Heyho, recently asked for the silliest reasons, but as someone who has suggested linux to many people, I often encounter people having valid reasons for staying with Windows or switching back.

The most boring but valid one is "I have to use Windows for work. It is a requirement (of some software I have to use)". But there are also other answers that fit. My sister for example tried Linux, but while installing software constantly encountered issues that I helped her solve and eventually switched back because she felt like she had less control than over windows. While I am aware that this is fundamentally wrong, it is valid that some amateur users do not want to invest enough time to get over the initial hurdles of relearning how to install software.

What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux?

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[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

mostly from my field of work but generally it's either very niche software or adobe. I have no idea about anything CAD related but apparently there are a few very important CAD tools that don't work on Linux. Again I dont' know specifics but that's just what I've been told.

And finally Adobe stuff which speaks for itself. This mainly boils down to graphic designers and what have you.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

few very important CAD tools

Every important CAD tool*

FOSS options are great compared to the lack of FOSS options (I myself useFreeCAD for simple models) but they don’t compare to professional software

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

There seems to be very few CAD options on linux sadly. And despite the decades of marvelous work on GIMP, it's still not on par with photoshop.