I didn't say "average person" and end the sentence. I said the average person installing linux. The type of person who installs Linux in the first place is already extremely far from average.

I would consider act of installing Linux itself to be "tinkering".

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like I'm an average person, and making the OS look nice is very high on my wish list. My day 1 task on a new system is to copy over my backgrounds, set up themes and colours, set up the right level of transparency.

I'm only half annoyed that I did all that on bazzite before I discovered I couldn't stand an immutable system

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, you're right!

Although now I think we're seeing something interesting (hopefully?) where Windows has gotten so irritating that more "average users" are wanting to take the leap to install Linux.

They'd probably follow video tutorials or quick guides online while understanding just enough to be dangerous, but once they're set up, probably aren't as keen on going around tweaking and editing and getting their hands dirty. Probably just like "Can I set my wallpaper and do my Steam games work?" Lol

I just hope they're still willing to understand even if they don't care about tweaking it to perfection. Nothing bugs me more than the "everything should just work without me thinking, like Windows/Mac!" crowd. X_X