All I get is an error when clicking those links.

Yikes. I’m over here still struggling to remember “sudo apt-do get install (program)(version)”.

Flatpak, I love you. You click the thing, and you get the thing, and the thing just works.

I hate you, terminal.

I’m so confused by this noncomment.

You commented, and deleted the comment within 13 minutes, and removed your own self-upvote.

What could you have POSSIBLY said that didn’t age well 13 minutes later to make you say “I don’t stand by that comment anymore…”

Go buy like 5 USB sticks. You can turn 4 of them into distros that retain information. That is to say if you boot from that usb stick, and install a program that program would still be there if you reboot the PC. Normally it all reverts to default if you power down, but theres a way to make changes permanent. But you need 2 sticks. Which is why only 4 of your usb sticks will become distros, instead of all 5.

Now you can try out 4 different distros. I reccomend ZorinOS, but I can’t say anything bad about Mint.

Me personally, I hate Ubuntu. But thats the thing about Linux. My taste may not be your taste, and you can tell me to go fuck myself.

Zorin just seems like they at least TRY to make your life Terminal free. I recommend ArcMenu, and Dash to Panel.

I wish I could make a copy of all my tweaks, except as a “fresh install”, and give it to you. I have mine set up as basically “windows XP but modern”.

I love flatpak. The problem is how fractured Linux’s installation system is. As the end user, I don’t give a fuck where it came from and where it is installed. I just want it to work, and be available.

That’s part of the problem. Everything is all over the place.

I’m sure this is a witty remark, but I’m just out of the loop here. I know Arch is a distro, but I don’t know the culture enough to “get” the joke.

I love this comment. I love it because even though I don’t know what wayland is, I gather by context it’s popular, and has something to do with output of your display.

And it’s popular, but it doesn’t work FOR YOU.

And you have to point out that just because something works for others, doesn’t mean it works for everybody.

I’m pretty unskilled when it comes to linux, but I’ve noticed linux users fall into one of two groups.

First, the group who genuinely want to help you. They may not KNOW the exact answer, because they don’t know your exact hardware, but they try to help with common problems.

The other group takes it as a personal insult if you’re having problems in linux that you don’t know how to solve. Like linux is part of their personality, and they think linux is perfect without the ability to have problems. Therefore the guy asking for help is just trying to insult linux, and therefore themselves. They then respond with hostility and personal insults about how it’s your problem.

Yeah. It IS my problem. Can ya figure out what I’m doing wrong?

But they don’t see it that way. In their eyes, linux is perfect, and you’re an asshole for saying you have an issue.

So what I’m saying is, I love how you already know you need to state upfront you KNOW it works for others, but not for you.

you can almost use it entirely without the CLI

The word “almost” is doing some heavy lifting there. Linux is still a “terminal culture”.

I spent 6 hours last night trying to figure out how to make a usb boot drive from ZorinOS.

Step 1 ‐ install BalenaEtcher.

I never figured out step 1. It’s not in the software store.

I downloaded the zip, and then had no idea what to do with it.

I watched a youtube video on what to do with the zip, and in his video he had one file in the zip. I had about 20 files, and a couple folders. And I didn’t have the file he used.

Eventually I found an APPimg file, and it installed Balena Etcher. But it wouldn’t launch after being installed.

Then I heard of some other way, starting with a Z. You can put multiple ISOs on it, and choose at boot.

So I downloaded ReactOS, 3 different versions of Mint, pop_os, and zaphrite os. The only one that booted was pop_os. Which I didn’t much care for, but at least it booted.

Spent 5 hours on that, and still have no idea how to use ZorinOS to make a usb boot disk that actually works.

In windows, you download an exe file for balena etcher, click it, probably go through 12 different screens of install, but then it works.

Flatpaks get hate? I know snap gets hate, and I get why, but flatpaks? What’s wrong with flatpaks?

I like this reply, because even though it’s an opinion, it’s a self realized opinion. It’s not trying to push opinions as facts. It gives insight to this persons taste, which if everybody did this, you’d get an idea of who likes what, and why. That would give you an idea of how different things are percieved.

I feel like the sidelined family members on family fued.

“Good answer! Good answer!”

…see, I see the /s, but without that, I’d have legitimately thought that was another option.

Don’t buy a tv. Buy a “monitor”. Add your own external tv tuner box, and other smart sticks externally. At that point your “tv” is just a display.

Yes, it costs more, but you’re not paying with your data.

Tip number 1 - Don’t buy them.

I have a feeling that people will downvote you, because on the surface it SOUNDS like you’re defending tesla.

However, I’d like to point out AI doesn’t give a shit about accuracy or context, or being right.

AI can reaffirm your already held beliefs, and still be bad for doing so. Because if you let yourself be led by self reaffirming beliefs, how is it any different than people who watch fox news and say “Yeah! All the people I already hate ARE the source of my problems! Even the TV says so!”

If NPR or BBC or any other news outlet just started reporting “trump bad! Other people good!” but it was based on an AI overview that viewers leaned a certain way, and therefore would be profitable to slant news that way, then you aren’t getting news. You’re getting artificial opinion pieces written by a computer.

Now, that being said, even human news outlets slant their stories. So the issue isn’t exclusively with AI. Real journalism is dead and has been dead for decades.

The point I’m making is, just because the story says “tesla bad!” and we all hate tesla, doesn’t make this story legitimate journalism. Even if the story and facts presented are true.

And I think most people will not grasp that concept, and downvote you.

Over a decade. I can remember him during the bush administration praising him.

It puts the cheeto dust on its skin, or else it gets the fact checking again!

Hey! That was my taco! It’s been just like a taco to me!

This is how I learned to be selfish. I like helping others, but whenever I do, I find I’m not helping, but rather doing everything for everyone else. So now I’m selfish, and feel bad, until I remind myself why.

In 1970 the united states was at war with Vietnam. By 1980 we were peaceful with them.

What happens in 10 years after russia loses the war, when Ukraine COULD HAVE been peaceful with russia, but no. All the russians who are 13 years old right now will be 23, and still hate Ukraine.

I’d laugh my ass off if china decided enough of russias bullshit, they have a weak army, and exist only to provide oil. So why not invade them, and control the world supply of oil for everybody, rather than go through a weak “government”?

It’s 2025. I wish I could afford food…