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    This image was created by /u/kuebic@discuss.tchncs.de for this comment here: https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/21735989. I had encouraged them to post it somewhere, but as far as I can tell, they never did.

    Panel 1: “Installing Windows 20 years ago” screenshot of install wizard with just a couple buttons
    Panel 2: “Installing Linux 20 years ago” screenshot of a busy command line
    Panel 3: “Installing Windows today” screenshot of a busy command line
    Panel 4: “Installing Linux today” screenshot of install wizard with just a couple buttons

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    [–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

    Tbh, Installing Gentoo today is basically the same as it was in the first screenshot anyway :D But then again, most people would object to conflating the Gentoo installation to the "Linux installation"

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    [–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (6 children)

    You also had to spend hours tweaking your install in any Linux distro. Now most work out of the box.

    Windows on the other hand...

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    [–] regdog@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

    This meme would be better if it were:

    left column: 20 years ago
    right column: today

    [–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

    Both work because the reversal is part of the point. I didn’t find it difficult to read, so it’s subjectively legible.

    [–] atthecoast@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

    Lots of remarks here on Linux GUI, but Windows installations of XP and 2000 all started in DOS with a blue background and yellow progress bar…

    [–] lauha@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

    I installed my first linux using graphical installer over 25 years ago

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