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It's been 84 years… (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 107 points 4 months ago

Th- This is my OS!

It was made for me!

[-] PervServer@lemmynsfw.com 55 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I use Arch, btw.

I use Arch, btw.

[-] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 21 points 4 months ago

Also fellow emacs user, I see.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Do you guys have some kind of radar for this?

[-] jxk@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 months ago

No, we have an Emacs mode for this

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 15 points 4 months ago

Probably it refers to the keystrokes that stretch out across eternity, like control escape alt mother's maiden birth certificate, etc.

As opposed to memorizing long strings of completely fictional and irrelevant keystrokes in vim, like :IDDQD!?IDKFA.

It all just boils down to preference. Btw these two sentences are the only ones in this message that are accurate.:-P

[-] altasshet@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

Invulnerability AND all the guns? Sign me up!

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[-] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

Holy fuck, wasn't expecting that reference first thing today ☠️

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[-] omgarm@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago

Drrr drrr

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 99 points 4 months ago

seems legit

[-] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Relevant username

[-] bruhduh@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

That's another expensive burger place

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 4 months ago

All it costs is your soul

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 67 points 4 months ago

Yes, come in. We have snacks.

[-] Rooki@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And pinguins

[-] smpl@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 4 months ago

Come to the dark side, Sarah. We have cookies.

-- Linus Thorvalds^1^

[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/7/15/374

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It’s a wonder how that community gets anything done.

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[-] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

PINGINS!!!

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 4 months ago

"Wait, I can have a computer that works the way I want it to and not the way Tim or Satya want it to?"

and they never leave again.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 months ago

Just use debian and skip the hopping between overly specific distros

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[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 4 months ago

As an avid user who has primarily used Windows and Linux only for recovery purposes when Windows goes tits up , I've been playing with Nobara and Linux mint on a small 180gb SSD and I'm intimidated by the terminal knowledge that is needed when things don't go right .

I also have a steam deck so technically I've been playing with arch btw

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I’m intimidated by the terminal knowledge that is needed when things don’t go right .

As opposed to the trial and error required when things don't go right on Windows? :)

Let's be honest to ourselves - for more complex problems, we'd be pretty much dead in the water without an internet search engine on either system. However, on Linux, at least you can do failure tree isolation relatively systematic: narrow the issue down, and eventually fix it (or find out it's not fixable, e.g. certain driver compatibility for specific hardware). For windows, it's mostly trial and error until you find "the right solution". Rarely is there any good resource for narrowing your problem down, mostly because of the absence of good advice for terminal commands, or because each windows version shuffles settings around to a new place / config file and holds duplicates and triplicates of settings god-knows-where.

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 6 points 4 months ago

I remember back in the 2000s when I tried to isolate a problem this never worked out. Too vague, too little understanding of what's what. If it wasn't for the help of one more experienced user in our campus, I would've given up pretty soon.

I hope things are better now, as I haven't been using Linux for quite some time and consider going back but this time there will be no one to ask

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Things are MUCH better. You will still need the occasional help / web research, but at least you get a working system out of the box, with graphical desktop environment and - typically - network (even wifi) and 3d acceleration working right away. Disclaimer: Your best bet for a distribution to get started is one that includes non-GPL compatible firmware (Linux Mint I believe is best, ubuntu may also work). Also, not all graphics chipsets work quite as well out of the box. I believe right now AMD is best, however, nvidia provides drivers for linux (that "taint" the kernel), if you need that for gaming.

Steam works fine and gaming is only limited by the titles that don't run even on the proton (windows compatibility) tool. A respectable amount of titles are even released natively for Linux / SteamOS.

[-] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Now you have the internet and arch wiki.

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[-] oo1@lemmings.world 6 points 3 months ago

What ever do you mean, isn't it obvious to just navigate here : "/HKEY/current_user/sytem/reg/software/currrent_version/microsoft/explorer/advanced/pleasedontfkmymom" and set that to 1?!? as well as the 3-4 other very similar looking places.

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[-] Damdy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I'm pretty computer stupid. Been using Linux for 4 years now. Used the terminal to some extent, but I've only needed it for specific things and my day to day doesn't need it at all. Just dive in.

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[-] creation7758@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago

It's a great time get into Linux for those who want to try it. This year is actually the Year of the Linux desktop

[-] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

except if they have a 10 series nvidia card ): (not me, a friend has one)

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[-] Zink@programming.dev 13 points 4 months ago

Most of my computer time is spent in a Linux VM using 2 screens, with windows/O365 sitting idle on a 3rd screen.

It’s because work-issued device of course. But it has decent specs so no complaints about performance.

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[-] psivchaz@reddthat.com 11 points 4 months ago

I just switched my gaming PC to Linux yesterday. Well, switch is strong, I still have Windows in case I need to go back.

It's come a long way, though. I started using Linux desktop around 2000, and it was not a fun experience. I tried again in 2019 with a System76 laptop, and it's been just fine. My home theater/gaming PC was the last holdout.

So far, it works great. Steam Link works, my games all seem to work, RetroArch is going strong. The only downside is Oculus support doesn't seem to exist at all, so I might need to keep my Windows drive a bit longer just for VR.

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[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 10 points 3 months ago

ok fine where do I begin

[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

MintLinux and Pop!OS are normally the two front-runners for new users. Basically, if you use Steam and you don't play online-only games with bad implementations of anti-cheat software, you are good to game on either.

Make a USB that you can "live boot" from, so you can test out how they work with your hardware. Generally speaking, Mint works better with AMD, and Pop! works better with Nvidea.

Here’s the official basic guide for Mint:
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

And here’s the official basic guide for Pop!:
https://support.system76.com/articles/install-pop/

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

He found their bodies in the cavern of LFS

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago

freeBSD is the olny way out

[-] illectrility@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Nah, happily married to Linux and continuously pushing people into it

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

i can't wait for linux and freeBSD to replace windows and mostly even macOS

[-] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Plot twist, downstairs there is a fantastic free access party

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago

Well it can only be 30 years at most

[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Only 55 years since the epoch.

Nothing before that matters.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

They say Dennis Ritchie created UNIX in 7 days...

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[-] lowleveldata@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago

For me I just dual boot

[-] TengoDosVacas@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

You fool!!!....Warren is dead!!

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