You see, hexbear has been moving towards :tux: for quite a while now and it's scaring the :LIB:s and the :fedposting:s so expect a lot of anti-Linux posting and just nod your head and don't engage :penguin-dance:

  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    What were you doing that required the terminal? Linux has come a long way if you haven't tried in a while... I haven't really needed to open the terminal in a few years for anything that isn't quicker in terminal - for me that's stuff like dig, editing hosts, pinging, etc. Otherwise it's not necessary for the average user installing/using a daily driver OS like Ubuntu or any of its related projects.

      • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        You got unlucky with hardware, that sucks. For plenty of off-the-shelf hardware it is as simple as plug and play. No doubt it can be annoying to have to make extra sure whatever you're buying is compatible (and abuse the shit out of return policies if it isn't) but this is a minor hurdle we can thank MS and Apple for.

          • thisismyrealname [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            linux is absolutely more than a hobbyist thing, maybe not on the desktop but the vast majority of internet infrastructure, embedded devices, and mobile phones (Android) run on some flavor of the linux kernel

          • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            pretending it was something that could ever be more than a hobbyist thing.

            I have literally used linux exclusively for over a decade, my mother in her late 60s uses linux on her desktop. It is not just a hobbyist thing. Your experience sucked, it does not represent the totality of the linux experience.