So i’m currently managing a small store and running MX Linux as main OS on all desktops, because i want to spread Debian words in my city, but people are often regretting on using my desktops for my system.
Any tips for making them less fearful on using Linux, i’m about half year running MX as my main OS, so my experience is not as a totally beginner, much less as a sysadmin.
Any help would gratefully appreciated.
IMO Cinnamon DE or MATE are the most like Windows desktop.
If they don’t like Libreoffice you could get them on OnlyOffice or WPS Office instead. Those are both better.
I don’t see XFCE or KDE to be beginners desktop environments to be candid. They’re great desktops but from a beginner perspective you probably want Cinnamon. Deepin is getting there but it’s buggy. Cinnamon is the easiest, MATE is good on system resources. But XFCE is too bare bones for some people.
people are often regretting on using my desktops for my system
Do they try to use it and hit roadblocks or do they know it’s a different system and do not want to try?
If they are trying, it might be helpful to know what apps they need/want to run when becoming frustrated. Otherwise, like the other comment suggests, it might be a psychological barrier.
If they do not want to try, maybe play some music, videos or games on the debian machines and see if they engage. If it only POS and inventory apps it might be more difficult, especially if they have to work with files, printers, emails and so forth.
Also, are they usually busy and/or stressed when needing to use the machines or can they take their time? If they are with a customer and trying to overcome linux challenges that could be frustrating.
Its cool that you want to spread Debian, but its really a people issue than a linux issue. Some people don’t like change and I imagine that the person are just happy to use Windows as that’s what they are used to. But don’t get deterred! Show them how amazing Debian can be!
