The Linux Thread - The Autist's OS of Choice

[The Ugly One]

In which case there is absolutely no point in using vim or the other nonsense as I can use the text editor to copy and paste and manipulate test from command outputs to a file in nano

There is absolutely no point in using nano when I can edit the file in vim
:wq

 

[Aljam]

I broke and fixed my nixos install trying to get oracle virtual box running. With the help of my puppy friend I only had an hour of downtime. Feels good having a puppygirl on demand to fix my issues. Can't believe my grub got borked trying to use virtualbox. qemu worked like a charm

 

[The Ugly One]

Ah you see I have something called a “life” and when you have one you don’t have time to remember a bunch of commands who’s meanings and purposes have become obsolete even before Google launched

Why would I have a life when I can use vim instead?

 

[Dread First]

Feels good having a puppygirl on demand to fix my issues. Can't believe my grub got borked trying to use virtualbox. qemu worked like a charm

You're literally relying on a sexually deviant transvestite to provide you tech support. There's more dignity in using ChatGPT after the tokens run out.

Why would I have a life when I can use vim instead?

Vim users have more of a life relative to Emacs users.

 

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My little brother came to me today, asked "Should I try Arch?". He's never in his life even come close to even touching a command prompt. I told him, simply, "Fuck no".

It doesn't change the fact that some GUIs on certain Unix programs suck massive fucking balls and I won't defend shit like Gparted looking like it came from cavemen times.

Doesn't mean there isn't a Linux distribution for him.

ChromeOS Flex will work just fine for many users. Not a command line in sight, unless you're completely deranged.

There's also FydeOS, but while it allows local accounts, there are some very serious downgrades (if you use FydeOS instead of ChromeOS, you are signing over the butthole of your firstborn child to be raped by Lennart Poettring).

 

[Dread First]

It isn't 1998 anymore, where the only thing you have access to is a "Red Hat 7.3 for Dummies" at the local library, some sketchy forums where some dude is trying to tell you that your modem doesn't work because it is a "winmodem", mailing lists, and the best search engine is AltaVista.

For me, it was:

• The old Ubuntu community documentation to get my Ralink USB wireless card up and running on Ubuntu 10.04 and Debian 6.x
• Linux for Dummies that shipped with a KNOPPIX and Fedora Core 7 disc, courtesy of the public library.
• Various UNIX reference manuals, also courtesy of the public library. Probably from like 1992 because I vividly remember discussions involving BSDi and the lawsuit.
• The ArchWiki back when it actually had a full-on beginner's guide and not a bullshit "General Recommendations" page.

Oh, and the time period was mid-to-late 2011. God, I miss those days. Not because life was "better" but because there was still the spark of learning new shit after spending hours troubleshooting some self-inflicted issue. These days, I'm a lazy ass SOB who can barely be fucked to git gud anymore.

 

[Betonhaus]

Doesn't mean there isn't a Linux distribution for him.

ChromeOS Flex will work just fine for many users. Not a command line in sight, unless you're completely deranged.

There's also FydeOS, but while it allows local accounts, there are some very serious downgrades (if you use FydeOS instead of ChromeOS, you are signing over the butthole of your firstborn child to be raped by Lennart Poettring).

or, Linux Mint. it just works, and it doesn't abstract the fundamentals so it allows you to learn how Linux works without having to deal with distro-specific bullshit like immutable filesystems.