5 Myths About Linux That Scares Away New Users

I would like to add to what the article and video stated does depend on the distro one chooses. It's not quite accurate to state that there is always a graphical interface for whatever one wishes to do, except for troubleshooting. It's certainly, for the most part, true for Linux Mint, but not quite for Manjaro, and absolutely not for Arch Linux. To give an example. In Mint a firewall is installed from the start, with a graphical interface, so you only need to click on the icon and enable it. In Manjaro you first need to install it, and then two sentence has to be written in the terminal to make sure that once you enable it, it stays enabled. This kind of procedure is alien to Windows users, and probably contributes to that many Windows users who start with Manjaro, quickly uninstall it and return to Windows. But when Manjaro is configured and everything is set up, it is as easy to use as Linux Mint, and, in some ways, less of a hassle than using Windows. Software is easier to install, available through package managers, with no need to go to sites to download and install them. Another example is how easily many devices are installed. I have a game controller I have to install driver for to use in Windows. In Linux, in every distro I've tried, I just plug it in, and it works instantly.