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Professional cow, Linux Nerd, Hardcore Techno enthusiast. The Emporer protects us.

  • suddenly im a chef

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  • to get a delicious char

    Didnt knew sou could eat a char

  • New to Linux which OS to use?

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  • I don't like the term, because to me, it implies that you have to emigrate from Mint to something else at some point, which is not the case.

    I can totally understand where the implication comes from but I personally dont see it like that. I see it more as a measurement for how accessible something is.

  • New to Linux which OS to use?

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  • It's not a "beginner distro".

    I would hardly disagree, that it isnt a beginner Distros. However, this does not mean that Mint is bad. It is a rock solid Distros that is focused on accessibility and being user friendly. It gives everyone who wants the ability to learn Linux/CLI while still giving GUIs as Backup if something is to complex in the command line. However not everyone wants to learn Linux/CLI and this is totally fine. For these People Mint is perfect.

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  • That's how basically all electronics work

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  • Tat's the neat part about it. Scientists dont understand it either.

    How computers work is also some form of witchcraft. Even tho I understand the principles behind it, it still is literally magic that we get computers to execute stuff.

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • Idk, i really disliked the UI and especially the application launcher.

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • Another good reason for having GUIs is, that you can learn the CLI while not being dependant on it.

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  • Havent done that (except for games ofc)

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • The wiki can be rough at some times, but you are guaranteed to learn a shit ton about Linux Ehen reading it. It gives you the commands you have to copy/paste most of the time, so its not to bad.

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  • Can't speak for you, but trouble shooting, even if you dont know what you do, is at least in my experience way easier. A terminal command does the exact same thing, no matter on which system (OK, there are differences like package manager, but you get what mean) and no matter when. On Windows you get 10 screenshots of a UI that has changed 10 times since the creation of the guide and no or a completely useless error message if something does not work. As long as you are not trying to debug big ass problems that affect core components of your system (bootloader, drives, stuff with the kernel) it is in fact quite hard to fuck up your entire system (it can happen with Updates on Arch, but this is usually quite rare). As long as you are not touching anything else except your /home directory you should not be able to break your entire system. Also if you are still scared of losing date, there are ways of creating system snapshots (backups). Backing up your home directory is enough because this means, that all the files you use daily are backed up.

    Since you mentioned dependencies, here's a quick answer to what this means. There are a shit ton of programming libraries. A library has the use case, that a developer does not have to reinvent the wheel every time they want to do something. You dont want to write a complete library for GUIs every time, but instead use standardised well maintained and documented libraries. Since Programms use these they depend on the user having this library (or alternatively Programms) installed. This is called a dependency. In most cases dependency errors mean, that an expected library is not installed. In this case simply copy the name, and search "install name Linux (or your Distros)" and you are almost guaranteed to find a tutorial for installing it.

    My best tip is, that you take the time to learn the basics of Linux. What is a package manager and which one does my system use, how do I navigate directories, how do I create and delete files, how do I edit files. How do I copy or move files. If you know the basics of these things you know most of the stuff you need to know to understand what you are doing. If you want to read more about a specific command you can also always refer to the man page of said command. For this simply type in man "command name" (e.G. "man cd" this gives you the basic infos about the CD command (used for navigating directorys))

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  • I’m too lazy to troubleshoot in Wine.

    I've been daily driving Linux for about 3 years now and one major tip I can give is to avoid using non Linux apps as far as possible. When I started with Linux I also tried to get windows apps running on Linux, but this, at least as far as I remember, never worked the way I wanted ans always caused more troubles. Currently I'm at a point where I dont even know when I used plain wine (I am not counting proton) the last time. It has been 2 years at least. I Am using native Linux apps for everything I do. Much less trouble shooting, no need to learn wine additionally to the command line and much less prone to breaking because of an update.

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  • I can really suggest Mint for beginners simply because it has an UI for about everything you need somewhat regularly. This means, that you can use GUIs to get familiar and aren't forced to know your way around the terminal. Its the Ideal beginner Distros (at least from my experience)

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  • But heres the big one. Cancer. Your DNA holds the key to curing cancer. Some company has your DNA, and using your DNA creates a cure for Cancer. They then make trillions of money off of it. And you get fuck all, even though it your DNA. You dont even get to say that it should be given away. Its theirs now.

    Basically what happened to Henrietta Lacks

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  • Idk, had shrooms once and they were an absolute disappointment. I also had 4-Pro-MET recently thats said to be similar to psilocybin and that was also kinda dissapointing.

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  • That's wild.

    I already knew about DMT, but I still want to gather some more experience with Acid before I Am dipping my toes into the water of DMT

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  • Or just eat it with anything that contains a lot of fat. Works just fine.

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  • Is it really that bad? I always hear, that its bad, but havent met someone who tried it.

  • 28-pound electric motor delivers 1000 horsepower

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  • Assuming that flying with an electric motor is a viable option (I have zero clue, but from what I heard currently its not that realistic that we will get electric planes)

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    The German company that built the forklift used in the Louvre robbery uses a photo of the heist to advertise itself: “When things need to be done quickly.

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  • A "Drehleiter" would be more something like this: