#and the people eagerly awaiting steamOS for desktop because we need to teach linux better and the concept of distros

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I had to (briefly) explain to a friend recently that linux does not run "on windows". it runs on what can run windows. it even runs on some stuff that can't run windows.

like microsoft and preinstalled windows keeps people super clueless and its so horrible. people don't even know they can be independent of microsoft. like ew how horrible is that shitty corporation

also to the people who want steamOS for desktop, that isnt how having more than just one distribution of an OS works :) you don't need steam to make steamOS for desktop you can try other distros, I hear bazzite is good for linux desktop gaming :)

and of in doubt you can try linux in a virtual machine

and for a more general purpose distro that has much if not all working right away theres Linux Mint and LMDE; and my time using opensuse has also been great

windows users love complaining about microsoft to me and when i suggest linux they're all like nooo installing it is too harddddd and when i offer helping them going through this process that is as easy as installing windows (while having none of the drawbacks) they're all like. but im scareddddd

of what? actually owning your computer???