I didn't read every comments yet but I'm surprised with the first ones I read. The biggest LOL was "Mint 17 is the last version without systemd they didn't want it".
The main reason listed "They were updating but an update broke something and now they don't" is also not the real main one in my opinion.
My parents are running Mint and they don't update the computer simply because they forget. The shield next the the hour in the bottom right is turning from green to blue when there are updates, and that's it. They don't see it, they don't update. A prompt telling "there are new updates do you want to install them?" would solve many non-upgrading users IMO.
Then comes the "Major upgrade" of Mint, which are so painful comparing to Ubuntu and can't be done by a non-tech user.
And then, simply, the computers which work. Windows is so bad as getting old that people buy new computers. But Linux is very strong. My grand mother is running Ubuntu 16.04 on a twelve years old laptop. I know 16.04 is getting end of life in 2 months. But will 20.04 be as performant on that old computer? Also, she's used to Unity. That means I will have to re-install it and lightdm after the upgrade. And it won't work exactly like 16.04 and she will be lost. Should I still do the upgrade? Damn, she's 83yo now, maybe she will even die before the computer (I hope not, I love her so much).
This has nothing to do with systemd, or broken updates honestly.
TL;DR: Warn the users about updates, make them easier to install, don't change what doesn't need to be changed and keep the perf and hardware support... That are the hard things to do to see users updating.
The main reason listed "They were updating but an update broke something and now they don't" is also not the real main one in my opinion.
My parents are running Mint and they don't update the computer simply because they forget. The shield next the the hour in the bottom right is turning from green to blue when there are updates, and that's it. They don't see it, they don't update. A prompt telling "there are new updates do you want to install them?" would solve many non-upgrading users IMO.
Then comes the "Major upgrade" of Mint, which are so painful comparing to Ubuntu and can't be done by a non-tech user.
And then, simply, the computers which work. Windows is so bad as getting old that people buy new computers. But Linux is very strong. My grand mother is running Ubuntu 16.04 on a twelve years old laptop. I know 16.04 is getting end of life in 2 months. But will 20.04 be as performant on that old computer? Also, she's used to Unity. That means I will have to re-install it and lightdm after the upgrade. And it won't work exactly like 16.04 and she will be lost. Should I still do the upgrade? Damn, she's 83yo now, maybe she will even die before the computer (I hope not, I love her so much).
This has nothing to do with systemd, or broken updates honestly.
TL;DR: Warn the users about updates, make them easier to install, don't change what doesn't need to be changed and keep the perf and hardware support... That are the hard things to do to see users updating.
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