β² 136 βΌ So proud (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by mod_pp@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] Rhabuko@feddit.de 110 points 3 years ago (2 children) What's the problem here? That's how I started with Linux. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] sneaky_b45tard@feddit.de 66 points 3 years ago (2 children) Idk seems like gatekeeping to me. Why don't they wipe their disk and install Arch like real sigma linux users? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Asudox@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago* Then get traumatized after having to wipe the entire system again because some package rendered the bootloader or the system completely useless. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Why stop there? Can you even call yourself computer literate if you can't manually flip the bits in your RAM to perform basic tasks? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MyFairJulia@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago Potentially relevant xkcd here: https://xkcd.com/378/ permalink fedilink source parent [β] cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) I don't even think VMs were a thing when I started. I remember dual booting back to Windows to google shit to fix drivers then then back π permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Technically VMs are older than Windows, but it was not super accessible in the 90s and early 00s which is when I'm guessing you were doing this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago My system can barely handle windows 7. A linux VM on top of that? Fuck no So installed mint permalink fedilink source parent [β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) What's this "Google" thing you speak of? Back in my days you bought a huge book which came with a red hat or mandrake CD-ROM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In France ADSL was still a couple years away, so it was actually cheaper to buy the book and the CD instead of downloading the ISO and looking up documentation online. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] sneaky_b45tard@feddit.de 66 points 3 years ago (2 children) Idk seems like gatekeeping to me. Why don't they wipe their disk and install Arch like real sigma linux users? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Asudox@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago* Then get traumatized after having to wipe the entire system again because some package rendered the bootloader or the system completely useless. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Why stop there? Can you even call yourself computer literate if you can't manually flip the bits in your RAM to perform basic tasks? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MyFairJulia@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago Potentially relevant xkcd here: https://xkcd.com/378/ permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Asudox@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago* Then get traumatized after having to wipe the entire system again because some package rendered the bootloader or the system completely useless. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Why stop there? Can you even call yourself computer literate if you can't manually flip the bits in your RAM to perform basic tasks? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MyFairJulia@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago Potentially relevant xkcd here: https://xkcd.com/378/ permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MyFairJulia@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago Potentially relevant xkcd here: https://xkcd.com/378/ permalink fedilink source parent
[β] cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) I don't even think VMs were a thing when I started. I remember dual booting back to Windows to google shit to fix drivers then then back π permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Technically VMs are older than Windows, but it was not super accessible in the 90s and early 00s which is when I'm guessing you were doing this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago My system can barely handle windows 7. A linux VM on top of that? Fuck no So installed mint permalink fedilink source parent [β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) What's this "Google" thing you speak of? Back in my days you bought a huge book which came with a red hat or mandrake CD-ROM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In France ADSL was still a couple years away, so it was actually cheaper to buy the book and the CD instead of downloading the ISO and looking up documentation online. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Technically VMs are older than Windows, but it was not super accessible in the 90s and early 00s which is when I'm guessing you were doing this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago My system can barely handle windows 7. A linux VM on top of that? Fuck no So installed mint permalink fedilink source parent
[β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago My system can barely handle windows 7. A linux VM on top of that? Fuck no So installed mint permalink fedilink source parent
[β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) What's this "Google" thing you speak of? Back in my days you bought a huge book which came with a red hat or mandrake CD-ROM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In France ADSL was still a couple years away, so it was actually cheaper to buy the book and the CD instead of downloading the ISO and looking up documentation online. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In France ADSL was still a couple years away, so it was actually cheaper to buy the book and the CD instead of downloading the ISO and looking up documentation online. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In France ADSL was still a couple years away, so it was actually cheaper to buy the book and the CD instead of downloading the ISO and looking up documentation online. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
