Reliable hardware support. Especially on laptops - as far as I know it's still basically impossible to get battery life as good in Linux as in Windows/Mac.
Sane software distribution method that actually works reliably.
All settings accessible via the GUI. The terminal is still the default for most things. For example google how to disable SELinux (something most users should probably do). You have to edit /etc/selinux/config which is really quite complicated for "normal" users.

I think those are the main things. I think it would also help if KDE were the "default" desktop environment instead of Gnome. It's much better, with one caveat - they seem incapable of good visual design! Don't get me wrong, it's a lot better than when KDE 5 first came out, but there are still very obvious spacing issues, and Gnome never has those.

[–] uawarebrah@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You should NOT disable SELinux. Where in the hell did you get the idea it’s a good idea for people to do? Quite the opposite, people should have ways to interact with the MAC system easily.

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev -1 points 2 months ago

You should read this before jumping to "it's more security therefore it's better" conclusions:

https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/selinux-unmanageable.html

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

One YouTube or peertube channel that most Linux users would gladly recommend to newbies for onboarding, troubleshooting, and beyond.

I have reinstalled on a multitude of occasions on account of not being able to find the solution for whatever weird thing jibbers up my machine.

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[–] neblem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Mobile non-Android Linux on more than developer devices and 5 year old tech would be the largest impact, especially if you could pull off half of what the Liberux Nexx was promising. An all in one convergent pro-privacy device with flagship hardware would be a game changer. Possibly more urgent now that Google is pushing Android to be more locked down.

Desktops are primarily used by hobbyists (mostly gaming), creators, and businesses. To get Linux more there you need OEM installs and more driver support, Adobe and other big holdouts finally porting their stuff, and alternatives to AD respectively.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 2 months ago

Librem 5

[–] amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

solving the misogyny problem in the developer spaces and the community in general

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

This comment is ranty because I just stubbed my toe on this.

The fucking software repositories need to be current, goddamnit. Either provide a curated list of up-to-date software or don’t. Don’t pretend you have software in store just for the user to find out that it’s (literally, for fuck’s sake!) 4 years behind the current release.

[–] Jaded99@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Gaming

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