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Meme transcription: Anakin & Padme

[Panel 1] Anakin tries selects “Update and shut down” from the Windows start menu.

[Panel 2] Padme, labeled as “Windows”, cheerily says: ”You mean ‘Update and restart’, right?”

[Panel 3] Anakin takes an annoyed look.

[Panel 4] Padme, still cheery, says “I’ll just ‘Update and Restart’.”

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[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. Most things can be done without the terminal, and when it's required, 99% of the time you'll easily find a guide with instructions you can just copy/paste.

I wouldn't recommend it for my 78 year old mother who needs me to add her email account to her tablet, but anyone remotely computer-savvy can handle the transition.

The Linux community is generally very helpful and welcoming. If ever you can't figure something out, someone somewhere will probably be willing to help.

[–] ShadowCatEXE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just be careful when copy/pasting commands. Especially when updating/removing packages.

I’ve shot myself in the foot a number of times where I’ve nuked my desktop environment from existence because deleting a package also deleted the entire environment. Definitely on me though, I didn’t read properly. So just keep an eye on what you’re doing, read what it’s updating and removing and the majority of the time you’ll be fine.