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    [–] ignotum@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

    This is why you have to switch to more and more difficult distros over time, to keep yourself on your toes

    [–] Vopyr@lemmy.world 27 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

    Over the years of using Windows (2010-2023), I don't remember learning anything at all, only using the command line twice, once to check the hard disk and once to clean the registry... I'm in love with Linux terminal.

    [–] Eheran@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

    Did you not learn anything because you simply did not need to, perhaps? Because you can do a lot if you need to.

    [–] Vopyr@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

    I guess so.

    [–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago (2 children)
    [–] yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 1 day ago (7 children)

    What's the Venn Diagram of "childhood pyromaniacs" and "Linux users" look like?

    [–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

    It's just 1 circle with both labels in it.

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    [–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

    I'm sure this will draw some criticism but I've found duck.ai to be extremely helpful in troubleshooting minor issues with my Linux mint installation and recently with accessing and understanding SMART hard drive diagnostic data. It's very helpful in figuring out which commands could be useful in the terminal and in understanding exactly what each terminal command is doing. Of course finding answers in forums and manuals is still relevant and important but as a beginner, this has been a fast and easy way to get advice.

    [–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 16 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

    Just be careful to think twice before doing what it says. (That goes for any advice from the internet too!)

    Like all the old stories of people's GPS steering them into a lake. Let the GPS help you, but still, like, actually look at the road!

    ETA: It's probably quite reliable at explaining what terminal commands do, since it's drawing from many manuals. But sometimes it might completely make up the answer, in a way that's almost right but terribly wrong. You think the command does one thing, so you use it 'appropriately', but really it does something else so your carefully thought out use goes completely wrong.

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    [–] LostXOR@fedia.io 55 points 1 day ago (8 children)

    And the less you use Windows, the worse you get at using it. Luckily the bar for Windows competency is pretty low, just basic critical thinking skills and Google get you far.

    [–] clubb@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    You can make that point for any operating system, basic critical thinking could mean anything

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    [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 points 23 hours ago

    Honestly, potentially the more you use Windows the worse you get at it. You come to accept the garbage, but the more you try to fix it the more it fights you and the less stable it becomes. A user who just doesn't touch anything is probably better off.

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    [–] applemao@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (12 children)

    Do you guys also keep a notepad file on your desktop with all the usual commands and shortcuts on it? I can't imagine remembering them all otherwise... and I kind of cringe at the non stop DDG ing I have to do to do some basic liux stuff.

    [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

    I use KDE, and I put a sticky note widget on my top bar, so when you click it, it drops down (and then disappears when you click off of it). Whatever is on it is saved between sessions.

    Works great for this kind of thing.

    Edit: I also put a webbrowser widget up there that points to this handy site: https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/

    Same deal, click the icon and the site drops down.

    [–] varyingExpertise@feddit.org 3 points 18 hours ago

    I'm using my companies' mediawiki personal user page to keep snippets and one liners that took me some time to cobble together. I export that regularly to a personal device, so, yes. I've found that I never look at it because once I've hammered something together I usually got the concept so next time it takes me a fraction of the time.

    [–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    Yes.

    Source: Am Systems Admin (engineer/architect/your mom)

    [–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 5 points 18 hours ago

    This guy's lucky to have such a good mum.

    Remember to share your notepad with them, even if they're all like, "mom, your bash usage is like from the '90s, so cringe!" Behind all the fuss, they're still learning from you.

    [–] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 4 points 21 hours ago

    I use obsidian to make notes of how to install and setup applications from a fresh install, for example to install mariadb-libs when I install digikam so that I can use the mariadb database on my nas, and the way to mount my nas shares in fstab

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    [–] SitD@lemy.lol 23 points 1 day ago

    it's a good os. on the other hand everytime i learned anything in windows it would get invalidated by new ux and new bugs...

    [–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 32 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Wait, you guys are getting better? /j

    [–] stev3yd@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago (20 children)

    im still stuck in vi hell... help... cannot exit program

    [–] LostXOR@fedia.io 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Have you tried standing up from your computer and going outside? It's the only 100% reliable way I've found to exit vim.

    [–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

    Nuh uh, I gave it access to a 3d printer and it boxed me in while I was sleeping.

    [–] Lembot_0001@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

    Arson is also good.

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    [–] limerod@reddthat.com 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

    That's why you install Emacs and never look back. Everything you need in one program. No need to exit at all.

    [–] varyingExpertise@feddit.org 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

    I think there's even an editor in there, at least one of the old greybeards at work said something to that effect.

    [–] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 14 hours ago

    There is, I'm pretty sure of it. But, I can't remember where?!

    [–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 11 points 1 day ago

    There's no exiting vi, gotta buy a new computer

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    [–] Monstrosity@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Absolutely! I never break my system the same way twice.

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    [–] artificialfish@programming.dev 17 points 1 day ago (8 children)

    You'll get to the point where you can't use windows anymore XD

    [–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 15 points 1 day ago

    I had to troubleshoot some windows problems for family a bit back, and it was the worst x3

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    [–] Lembot_0001@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    That's why sausages are better than Linux: you can start using them on a professional level right from the start. And as a bonus sausages don't use Nvidia!

    [–] illumrial@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    But I use Linux all the time and am still horrible at it!

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