The Problem: Linux Desktop
Myth: The spread of Linux (http://www.linux.org) on the desktop has been limited by the
lack of support for hardware, difficulty of use and installation, and
lack of cohesion among different distributions. It can never
compete with Windows as an operating system unless there is one
standard and hardware vendor support.
This cannot be further from the truth. Linux (http://www.linux.org) supports more
hardware on more architecture out of the box than any other kernel (http://www.kernel.org/).
I have been hearing a lot about Linux (http://www.linux.org) being difficult to install
compared to Windows. I find this quite odd. Being someone
who has worked in professional environments with both Linux (http://www.linux.org) and
Windows, I can testify that many Linux (http://www.linux.org) distributions are much easier to
install than Windows. I wondered for a long time why someone
would say that the average user would have trouble installing
Linux (http://www.linux.org). Then, I imagined the average user (my mother) trying to
install Windows and it made sense. Most average users buy
computers with Windows already installed. Therein lies the
problem.
