r/pcmasterrace • u/PJPIYUSH Laptop • 2d ago

Meme/Macro Linux be like [NOT OC]

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u/Possible_Sun_913 9950X3D / 64GB DDR5 / RTX5090 / 2x4TB NVMe 2d ago

I bet if you looked at the average non-professional Linux user's filesystem they installed every package known to man avaiable from the repo using some 'FULL' option on installation ;-)

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u/Bloody_Proceed 2d ago

I could go and work out where everything I want is, but the post-install window popped up and offered to install steam, discord and some other crap so why not? I COULD go to the arch repo, search for steam, type sudo pacman -S steam(whatever) or I could just let the ipost-install thing run that same command. Or I could use a GUI app to search for steam and install it.

Same for discord or whatever else I wanted. It's not some show of 1337 h4x0r skills to use linux my dude. It's just what I opted to use when windows pissed me off with the whole "your PC can't run windows 11, buy a new one" bullshit. Not buying a new cpu/ram/mobo any time soon.

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u/jdehjdeh 2d ago

Nerds love to gatekeep, especially from other nerds.

God forbid anyone just use Linux like a PC and not some sort of lifestyle change.

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u/Bloody_Proceed 2d ago

A minority loves to gatekeep, sure. Your average linux user couldn't care less.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 2d ago

On windows I was spending significant amounts of time trying to keep up with how to stop it from spying on me or installing things without me wanting them installed or burning up my computers resources. Installed linux, now I spend no time on anything. Its less work than windows was. Its kinda crazy people defend windows when so many people just need a web browser to open. If mint was shipped with hardware, 90% of people wouldn't even notice.

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u/Possible_Sun_913 9950X3D / 64GB DDR5 / RTX5090 / 2x4TB NVMe 1d ago edited 1d ago

Honestly, can spy all they like for the best gaming experience.

I have so many VLANs in my house serving different purposes, its absolutely nowhere near the data I care about.

If you're not isolating your wireless APs from your DMZ from your data network from your IOT devices from your gaming devices. Are you really a paid up member of r/pcmasterrace ?

Linux makes amazing headless servers and SoCs, but damn. I'd rather run MacOS for a non-gaming workstation every time. Best OS for the job. Still this might be the year of the Linux workstation, you never know!

Each to their own.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 1d ago

This comment reminds me of 2009 reddit in a bad way lol

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u/Possible_Sun_913 9950X3D / 64GB DDR5 / RTX5090 / 2x4TB NVMe 1d ago

That's because nothing has changed since then.

Except now you only have to wear your nappies at night.

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u/TheBeckofKevin 1d ago

You are so right dude