• Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Once, 2ish years ago I think by now? I was trying to clean up all the shit I installed to compile something because it wasnt available on apt, had a repository, or had a .deb (I was on ubuntu at the time).

    I mistyped something and ended up removing Python. Got no warning, no red text, no nothing. It just uninstalled it as if it was nothing.

    I rebooted, and learned that a lot of fucking shit depends on python. because I no longer had a DE and could only boot into a terminal. after 2 hours of trying to unfuck it, I just used a live cd to save what files I could and reinstalled.

    Oh, and I never got the program compiled and working. and never tried again on the fresh install. I dont even remember what it was now. Something for gaming, probably.

    • Zerush@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      The great advantage of Linux is the freedom to do as you please, but it also assumes that you know what you are doing. Windows also allows you to do everything, but only if you ignore the hysterical attacks of the System, but you must also know what you are doing.

      • Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        an OS should never assume the user knows what its doing, cause users are idiots, even the smart ones. especially the smart ones. lol

        • Zerush@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          Yes, thats the difference, Linux assume that the user knows exactly what he's doing, Windows assume that the user is a Banjoplaying Redneck.

          • Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml
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            1 year ago

            an OS should never assume the user knows what its doing, cause users are idiots, even the smart ones. especially the smart ones. lol