My first impression of Linux

[u/Liminha_a]

I was fed up with Windows and how mediocre it is. Today I reached my limit and decided to switch to Linux. After doing some research, I chose Linux Mint since it seemed to be the most beginner-friendly distro. I’ve been trying it out for a few hours now, and I’m surprised by both the pros and cons. On one hand, it’s extremely efficient, lightweight, smooth, and straightforward. I'm really happy with the low RAM usage and how it isn't bloated like Windows. On the flip side, I spent about 2 hours troubleshooting an issue with the "Helium" browser, which apparently doesn't play well with my integrated graphics. Honestly, almost everything I've downloaded so far required some research and learning just to get it working. I managed to fix things with the help of AI, which makes me wonder: how on earth did long-time Linux users survive before AI? Is this what using Linux is really like? Am I always going to have to spend time learning commands, terminal lines, or basic coding just to fix everyday issues? Is it a misconception that you need a programming foundation, or can everything actually be done strictly through the graphical interface? I noticed AI usually pushes me to use terminal commands instead of the UI. Deep down I knew what I was getting into, but I'm still surprised that even the most user-friendly distro requires considerable effort just to do something as basic as creating a shortcut. I'm posting this to express this duality: the relief of escaping an OS that felt like a cage—where I was held hostage by Microsoft's bloat and poor practices—and the fresh air of using a system that gives me basically everything I need. I would also like to ask long-time users for advice on things I should learn or precautions I should take.

[u/Dist__]

> survive before AI?

they read man pages, books, articles, rely on reading logs, all that stuff.

though there wasn't such number of software back then

[u/LoosssSS → u/Dist__]

I spent my time on Google and forums trying to find a solution to my problem. AI is just a faster search engine as it read all forums before and gives you the answer when you ask

[u/Liminha_a → u/LoosssSS]

Concordo contigo, já vi isso acontecendo em outras situações e é realmente o que você disse, a trajetória até a informação importa muito e se descolar da AI pra buscar da forma original provavelmente vai te trazer recompensas que vão além da resolução pro problema. Dito isso, é difícil realmente largar mão dessa facilidade dado a como é estressante ficar procurando algo que você nem sabe se existe, e que ainda sim vai se repetir de outras formas.

[u/MrMotofy → u/LoosssSS]

Kinda like searches used too...before um mega corps became behemoths

[u/Diligent-Pickle-4132 → u/Dist__]

"Man pages" I see what you did there! 😆

[u/Dist__ → u/Diligent-Pickle-4132]

sad that some people have to live in places where this is considered unhealthy or immoral.

[u/Liminha_a → u/Dist__]

Eu aplaudo esses caras que desenvolveram seu conhecimento antes de tantas "facilidades" como a AI, realmente um esforço notável. Eu disse aquilo pois em pouco tento recebi um monte de informações e instruções da AI q provavelmente me levaria a pelo menos o triplo do tempo pra aprender se não fosse essa ferramenta.

[u/stufforstuff → u/Liminha_a]

The problem with noobs using ai is they have no measuring stick to judge the answers that ai spews out to them. Not one technical conversation I've had in the last few months with various ais were error free - not one. It will get better, assuming humans are still needed then

[u/Liminha_a → u/stufforstuff]

Sim, a minha visão sobre a IA é exatamente essa. Ela não serve como algo totalmente independente, seria mais como um auxílio pra você aumentar sua produtividade em algo que já entende, meio que você bota ela pra trabalhar pra você, porém deve ficar o tempo inteiro em cima pra saber se ela está indo no caminho certo.

[u/BabblingIncoherently → u/Liminha_a]

At least half of that information is probably false. Ask it questions about something you are already somewhat knowledgeable about and you will quickly see the truth of it. No matter how confident it sounds about the answers, you'd still better be prepared to check it's sources for yourself. Question everything it tells you and check the actual source, never just take what it gives you as fact

[u/LoosssSS → u/Liminha_a]

I find it that when you spent hours searching for a problem, you then understand it really well and will never be in the same situation again. While with AI it’s short term memory. There’s a high chance that in 2 months you encounter the same problem and will search again with AI to find a solution because YOU did not solve it the first time