Debian turns 30 – and important to Linux world as ever

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Debian turns 30 – and important to Linux world as ever
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Yes, once you have the install medium, i.e. today a bootable USB, it is just a question of clicking to accept defaults. So, back then, unless you got a CD-Rom delivered to you by mail, you must have done much more than "press the spacebar". I also managed to install Linux back then as a noob, but it was not a easy process, I only managed it because I was very motivated.

So, exactly the same as windows.

Can you even order windows on a CD anymore?

Sure, but an ordinary user does not have to install Windows since it is already there. This is Linux's burden. IMO a lot of techies in this discussion are underestimating it.

Who is going to pay Dell, HP, Acer, etc to install Linux?

Just because MS can throw billions at these OEMs doesn’t make that “Linux’s burden”.

See also Dell & Lenovo sell laptops with Ubuntu.

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