Sock Puppet Society@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoA big part of learning Linux is screwing up computers and starting over.message-squaremessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1275arrow-down1message-squareA big part of learning Linux is screwing up computers and starting over.Sock Puppet Society@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareagent_nycto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·8 hours ago… So what should I try Linux again?
minus-squareSock Puppet Society@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoYou mean why? Because you’re using your bare machine, you can use it as you wish. No nanny software limiting the fun or productivity
minus-squareagent_nycto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoYeah but breaking like six computers to do it, or one computer six times, seems like a pretty steep price for that when I basically just use my computer for gaming browsing and the occasional audio/video edit.
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 hour agoNah, if you’re installing something user friendly (ie Linux Mint just for an example) it’ll work 1st time, guaranteed - or your money back. But… you’ll only really learn once you’ve fubar’d something… just like falling off riding a bike
… So what should I try Linux again?
You mean why? Because you’re using your bare machine, you can use it as you wish. No nanny software limiting the fun or productivity
Yeah but breaking like six computers to do it, or one computer six times, seems like a pretty steep price for that when I basically just use my computer for gaming browsing and the occasional audio/video edit.
Nah, if you’re installing something user friendly (ie Linux Mint just for an example) it’ll work 1st time, guaranteed - or your money back.
But… you’ll only really learn once you’ve fubar’d something… just like
falling offriding a bike