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jiggy2011
on Aug 29, 2012
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What killed the Linux desktop
As someone who previously worked doing Windows support, actual "troubleshooting" on desktops is pretty rare apart from a handful of common cases.
Most of the time all that happens is virus scan -> backup -> reinstall.
imperialWicket
on Aug 29, 2012
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Exactly - that's much more succinct than I put it. Comparatively, it's not often that a Linux issue is solved by those same steps (or any given set of steps - there's just more variation).
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Most of the time all that happens is virus scan -> backup -> reinstall.