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What are the silliest reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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The best one I've ever heard is they like the Microsoft wallpapers. Yes i told them you can use them on linux too. But they argued with me that they wouldn't be compatible.

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[–] 27 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

I guess that really depends on the equipment though, some devices when you turn it on for the first time will automatically enter pairing mode, so all that had to be done is click it in the bluetooth menu, but it might not auto enter pairing mode when you turn it on after. So it's unlikely the user ever knew they were pairing it, and just clicked through the prompts like many do

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  • [–] 15 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, no, of course. But that's kinda my point: there was still an initial pairing. I'm not trying to be antagonistic or anything. I just find it a bit silly that one could research how to replace their entire OS with one they're not familiar with but not realize they're gonna have to re-pair their BT devices.

    Then again, I think we're all guilty of sometimes missing small details. I once put a PC together for a buddy and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't post only to eventually realize I was a dummy who forgot to plug in the CPU power. 😂

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago

    We all have been there. First technical build I struggled for 45 minutes trying to figure out why I was getting a zero display whatsoever only to find out that I plugged that damn HDMI cable into the wrong port, and the board had disabled everything including post and splash from using the motherboards port

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