I've seen this, here is when you point at a random key and tell them that the "any" key is that one.
Back then when using a computer at work was still rather uncommon you could tell them it was the K and some used that key for years.
This might have actually happened.
When I first got a computer I had to put some OS on it. I've heard of this thing called Linux, and found about distributions. BUT, "flavors of Linux" was a terrible description.
I wanted the original.
Just pure Linux, nothing else. No Ubuntu, Mint, Manjaro, no, just pure Linux and nothing else than Linux.
I kept searching for that for quite a while. Kernel? I didn't even know what a partition was.
i guess that is a problem of many open source projects, in particular when they define a standard so that there are different apps with a variety of names. e.g. the server implementation of mumble used to be called murmur, or the "mainstream" client of matrix is element.
And I guess that's the opposite problem that for-profit products have, so desperate to maximize every marketing dollar that every fucking thing has the same name in it even if it's a fundamentally different product.
Microsoft Outlook is the poster child of this in the software space.
Lol yeah I can see how that can be confusing. I was introduced to Ubuntu early as a student through lab PCs, so I just assumed people just said linux, when they meant Ubuntu Linux. Nowadays I use Arch btw
I had a similar but different experience. My first in-person introduction to Linux was Ubuntu via some training for a job. When the class referred to it as Linux, our instructor would tell us “Technically it’s Ubuntu, not Linux” so I thought Ubuntu was an entirely separate OS that I had just never heard of before
I really like it so far. Using it on my laptop as a learning experience. Won't be the end of the world if I seriously mess it up or something breaks. Got timeshift installed and have all dotfiles backed up with etckeeper and chezmoi. Also have a list of packages backed up, so I'm feeling confident I can readily set it up again from scratch if need be
I still use bazzite on my gaming PC since I need it to just work and just launch my games, but that might change as I get more experienced.
Makes sense. "Everyone" knows a lot about windows' jargon and UX due to its prominence in education, work and consumer market (turns out for-profit corpos have a bunch of money to throw around). I wish I knew about Linux when I was much younger :(
I know right? I also checked earlier, I was like.. at least 40% sure that there probably was some weird niche utility with that acronym, but evidently not :3
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Deebster@programming.dev · 187 pts · 56d
osanna@lemmy.vg · 35 pts · 56d
oh, i think i'll have a tab.
numerator3962@fedinsfw.app · 20 pts · 56d
Tab? Can’t give you a tab unless you order something.
osanna@lemmy.vg · 13 pts · 56d
Fine give me a Pepsi free
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 56d
jeez this is hard. Where's my Tab?
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 56d
I've seen this, here is when you point at a random key and tell them that the "any" key is that one.
Back then when using a computer at work was still rather uncommon you could tell them it was the K and some used that key for years.
zurohki@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 56d
Legend has it that they moved to "Press a key to continue" because then people would just press A, which would work.
NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 56d
Oh god, I only have an upper case A key, where the a key?
dangling_cat@piefed.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 56d
Press the power button
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 56d
Presses ESC, then the power button.
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 131 pts · 56d
i don't recommend Arch smh
Klear@piefed.world · 96 pts · 56d
I never liked Arch tbh
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 70 pts · 56d
Many people do seem to like Arch fwiw
18107@aussie.zone · 39 pts · 56d
At least Windows appears user friendly. Arch otoh is quite hard to set up the first time.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 47 pts · 56d
I mean, does anyone even use Arch irl?
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 47 pts · 56d
Linux newbies shouldn't use Arch imho
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 56d
i concur, but a lot of people do start out with Arch afaict
wise123@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 56d
I think it's okay to start with arch BYMMV
eruchitanda@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 56d
Like any DIY project; some love it, some hate it, some would prefer something that was already set up for them.
eruchitanda@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 56d
Not really. You can use
archinstall. And the guide is quite clear; I'd say it's more time consuming the first time than actually hard.NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 56d
Genuinely can't tell if you're missing the joke or you're just committed to playing the straight man.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 56d
Bruh, no need to rip OP out of the closet in a random Linux thread.
MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social · 1 pts · 55d
Where do I download archinstall?
Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 56d
I like it, but it certainly isn’t for everyone.
judgyweevil@feddit.it · 17 pts · 56d
So what, it's different from Arch smh
bridgeburner@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 56d
Am I the only one who reads smh as 'somehow'? I know it stands for shake my head, but in my mind it always expands to 'somehow'. Am I weird?
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 56d
sydney morning herald my head
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 56d
I thought it meant "something" until I used it with my wife and was corrected
adam_y@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 56d
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 56d
dammit i've watched that 20 times and smeh is starting to not look like a word now
swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 56d
I thought it was "so much hate" for many years, before I finally looked it up
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 56d
no as of right of this moment i started reading it as Shaking My How
xylol@leminal.space · 2 pts · 56d
Its actually 'smack my hand', as in give me a high five. I use Arch smack my hand
testaccount789@sh.itjust.works · 117 pts · 56d
This might have actually happened.
When I first got a computer I had to put some OS on it. I've heard of this thing called Linux, and found about distributions. BUT, "flavors of Linux" was a terrible description.
I wanted the original.
Just pure Linux, nothing else. No Ubuntu, Mint, Manjaro, no, just pure Linux and nothing else than Linux.
I kept searching for that for quite a while. Kernel? I didn't even know what a partition was.
justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 56d
i guess that is a problem of many open source projects, in particular when they define a standard so that there are different apps with a variety of names. e.g. the server implementation of mumble used to be called murmur, or the "mainstream" client of matrix is element.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 56d
And I guess that's the opposite problem that for-profit products have, so desperate to maximize every marketing dollar that every fucking thing has the same name in it even if it's a fundamentally different product.
Microsoft Outlook is the poster child of this in the software space.
swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 56d
Not one of the 80 different Copilots?
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 56d
I got away from Microsoft two years ago, so my references are out of date.
myotheraccount@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 56d
Just like microsoft's software paradigms!
justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 55d
yeah, that's like the constant rebooting of movies instead of coming up with something new ;)
NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 56d
Lol yeah I can see how that can be confusing. I was introduced to Ubuntu early as a student through lab PCs, so I just assumed people just said linux, when they meant Ubuntu Linux. Nowadays I use Arch btw
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 56d
I had a similar but different experience. My first in-person introduction to Linux was Ubuntu via some training for a job. When the class referred to it as Linux, our instructor would tell us “Technically it’s Ubuntu, not Linux” so I thought Ubuntu was an entirely separate OS that I had just never heard of before
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 56d
Btw! How has your experience with it been!?
NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 56d
I really like it so far. Using it on my laptop as a learning experience. Won't be the end of the world if I seriously mess it up or something breaks. Got timeshift installed and have all dotfiles backed up with etckeeper and chezmoi. Also have a list of packages backed up, so I'm feeling confident I can readily set it up again from scratch if need be
I still use bazzite on my gaming PC since I need it to just work and just launch my games, but that might change as I get more experienced.
ranzispa@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 56d
I LOVE the idea of flavours. I always add a bit of Linux mint to my rum distribution for a good Linux mojito.
john_lemmy@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 56d
Makes sense. "Everyone" knows a lot about windows' jargon and UX due to its prominence in education, work and consumer market (turns out for-profit corpos have a bunch of money to throw around). I wish I knew about Linux when I was much younger :(
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today · 66 pts · 56d
Please someone create a BTW fork of Arch. Then people can say "I use Arch BTW BTW"
Bubs12@lemmy.cafe · 34 pts · 56d
I’m shocked it hasn’t been done already.
MrChewy@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 56d
There is a "I use arch btw" programming language though...
zane@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 56d
Rust?
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 55d
No, they meant that literally https://esolangs.org/wiki/I_use_Arch_btw
HoloPengin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 49d
Oh it's just brainfuck
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 47 pts · 56d
Reddit post and [Deleted] user name a more iconic duo
bless@lemmy.ml · 44 pts · 56d
Donald and Jeffrey
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 39 pts · 56d
Gotta
sudo pacman -S btwto get the btw packagesNeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 23 pts · 56d
I'm actually disappointed this isn't a real package. https://archlinux.org/packages/?q=btw
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 15 pts · 56d
I know right? I also checked earlier, I was like.. at least 40% sure that there probably was some weird niche utility with that acronym, but evidently not :3
Shatur@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 56d
There is this one: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/buildbtw/
amlor@piefed.social · 12 pts · 56d
alias btw=fastfetch
horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de · 28 pts · 56d
I'm waiting for the Arch LTS edition.
diegantobass@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 56d
Wow, I kinda need to update... I've been stuck on outdated Arch afaik
grandel@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 56d
I use Arch btw btw
germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 56d
It is the transfem version of arch (boy to woman)
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 56d
Not to be confused with Arch Bitch to Witch.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 56d
Arch is a practical joke played on Linux users that got completely out of hand
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 10 pts · 56d
Someone should add
-b,-tand-wflags to the Archinstall scriptfestnt@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 56d
or --btw
it should install nothing but the least installed package in pacman
spitfire@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 56d
I don’t use Arch BTW
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 56d
Has to be shitpost right?
parricc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 56d
Of course, but someone should keep it going anyway by making an actual fork of arch called arch btw.
alice_gosta_de_doces@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 56d
I use arch BMW
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 56d
You need at least 10000000 good boy points for that one.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 56d
Someone needs to make an install script that just does that!
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 56d
I don't use Arch tbh, or Arche afaik.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 56d
I fucking love Arch IMO
sinextitan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 56d
it's the only thing that comes pre-bundled w Arch (btw) and you can't get rid of it.
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 56d
Ever since the rsync debacle, I'm afraid of updating my installation of Arch lmao
eruchitanda@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 56d
Arch BTW BTW.
neclimdul@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 56d
Oh I found it... btw 😂
Deebster@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 56d
LuigiLafontaine@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 46d
I use Arch btw.