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  • If someone is complaining about windows, or raising privacy concerns that Linux would solve, or just talking about price options, then I think it’s perfectly fair to mention Linux.

    Right now the biggest issue with Linux is that some software is not made for it. With more Linux market share, devs have a higher incentive to build software for Linux. Like imagine if videogame devs didn’t think they needed windows to work, or Mac to run adobe.






  • I used to think this way. Until I found that with emacs you can edit any file on an SSH enabled computer remotely. Meaning that not only are you no longer constrained by what the computer has installed. But you can use your personality configured editor while editing that file. It’s called tramp.

    BTW, with Emacs you can use vim key bindings evil-mode, so don’t stress about that.













  • CubitOom@infosec.pubtomemes@lemmy.worldwhich would you choose
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    7 months ago

    I’ve not had an issue with arch yet besies once like 4 years ago when I rebooted during a Nvidia driver update which was my own fault.

    The goal is to introduce new Linux users both to the possible options and to proper documentation so that they can learn and help themselves.

    Honestly, I wish I had started on arch instead of Ubuntu.


  • A new linux user will break their system. Thats part of the learning process. The queation is will they have the resources needed to fix it or will they be forced to reinstall.

    These are the reasons i would sugest anyone to use an arch based distro like endevoros.

    1. They only break if you dont update or you do something dumb
    2. If the os breaks, or you need help with something, you have the best help resource avalible, the arch wiki. Along with a very large and often knoledgeable comunity. If you need help with ubuntu or a derivative distro, you often must serach the forum which have a lot of incorrect or outdated information.
    3. Its easy to find packages on the avalible repos including the aur. No searching for ppas to install the packages you need to actaully switch off of windows.

    The most imporant thing a new linux user should know about, is how many options they have with linux. This is linux’s greatest strength and it is not a one size fits all solution. Arch and its derivatives are great examples of this.

    Also, i recomend new users use a multiboot with multiple distros and testing for themselfs.