- LalSalaamComrade ( @velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml ) English26•8 months ago
This brings back really bad memories…and this is why I refuse to help others when it comes to IT stuff. The last thing I wanted to read was what I used to do in the past to gain others approval, and how it never worked.
I used to think that helping my other dumb grad mates with installing Linux made me look cool and I would be accepted. On the contrary, I looked like an idiot, now that I think of it. i became that weirdo support tech kid for the idiot professors, who could not tell the difference between Java and Javascript.
I only help my “internet” friends now. At least they don’t treat you like shit.
oh that’s bad😿😿 yeah that would be a toxic way to look for approval alright ahahah
- setVeryLoud(true); ( @isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca ) 24•8 months ago
Please don’t force Linux onto people, it’ll only make them hate it.
- acockworkorange ( @acockworkorange@mander.xyz ) 16•8 months ago
I assume they are installing it with their approval…
- setVeryLoud(true); ( @isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca ) 6•8 months ago
With consent is perfectly fine, yeah
@isVeryLoud
dw consent comes first🥵🥵 their machine, their choice (until the manufacturer has their saying, that is)- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English2•7 months ago
I’ve noticed a lot of people are moving to it on there own.
- ArcaneSlime ( @ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 18•7 months ago
Yes that way they’re trapped and need you for tech support, classic move.
- lemmyreader ( @lemmyreader@lemmy.ml ) English16•8 months ago
These days installing Linux and upgrading it is easier than it was years ago. Installing Linux can be a good deed indeed :)
- Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 1•8 months ago
If you use modern and painless distro.models. I had a Fedora Atomic bug and the alternative was literally just rebasing to the same OS but automatically the same version and it worked.
- stormio ( @stormio@lemmy.ca ) English12•8 months ago
I love Linux and I think a lot of my non-technical family members would benefit from it, but I am not as brave as you. The danger with messing around with someone’s computer is that you are basically taking ownership of all tech problems the person may run into. It’s like the “You break it, you buy it” rule. The person may seek help from another tech geek, but as soon as that geek finds out they’re dealing with a “weird” Linux system, they’re going to run away from it. You are effectively volunteering to be 24x7 on-call tech support for the people whose laptops you’ve installed Linux on.
@stormio
(not even a) hot take: if they think a Linux system is weird, they are not a real tech geek.But yeah, that is why I only install extremely stable stuff. So that I am basically never asked for shit
- wuphysics87 ( @wuphysics87@lemmy.ml ) 3•7 months ago
If you are gonna have to be anyway, it may as well be one you can run bash scripts on over ssh
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•7 months ago
I usually just mention it. I don’t give to many details and before you know it they will need tech support.
- Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 5•8 months ago
How does this work?? This is a mastodon post but it appears on Lemmy?
- Dima ( @Dima@lemmy.one ) 18•8 months ago
OP tagged Linux in the post and that specific tag actually links to !linux@lemmy.ml resulting in the Mastodon post being posted to the community
- Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 1•8 months ago
Supercool
- callyral [he/they] ( @callyral@pawb.social ) English1•7 months ago
They both use the ActivityPub protocol, this means that Lemmy and Mastodon can communicate with each other.
- Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 1•7 months ago
Yes, the question was how specifically this worked, think I have understood
- ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 1•7 months ago
That’s nearly as helpful as if you have sent a link to the internet’s wiki page
- bremen15 ( @bremen15@feddit.de ) 5•8 months ago
It is really important that those loved ones understand your language, or else they would get annoyed.
- Kris Freedain 🙏 🏋🏻 🍕 ( @krisfreedain@fosstodon.org ) 1•7 months ago
@krisfreedain @linux
probably not the right person to ask. I always go for Fedora but am open to hear non-Ubuntu-based alternatives for beginners- Kris Freedain 🙏 🏋🏻 🍕 ( @krisfreedain@fosstodon.org ) 1•7 months ago
@krisfreedain @linux
I started from Ubuntu in high school and it felt bloated. I moved to Void which was nice, but not really supported in general. I started recommending Fedora to beginners but started using Alpine as my daily driver. Don’t think I will ever move from Alpine, but maybe I will recommend something other than Fedora in the future.
- bour ( @bour@lemmy.ml ) 1•8 months ago
I usually install MX or LMDE. MX KDE and LMDE Cinnamon on newer machines. MX xfce and LMDE xfce on older machiness.
@linux
whoops I did it again.@alpinelinux as a single-boot daily driver for a #windows user with some past @ubuntu experience
- halva ( @halva@wetdry.world ) 1•7 months ago