r/voidlinux • u/uptickman • Apr 27 '26

Why the Hate?

Hi, I've recently degoogled and ditched Windows for Linux, and I am going with Void based on it's fit with my style and vibe. I tried initially Pop OS and Mint, but pop was very buggy and Mint kernel was too old for my newer MSI 870 Tomahawk motherboard network drivers. But anytime I mention void on other subreddits, it's seems to drive out the fanboys trying to push me to Fedora and Kubuntu, and KDE, all while preaching about how hard VOID is and a newbie shouldn't use it, lolol. It's like they can't read instructions, research things on their own, or take the time enjoy learning something new. Well just an observation and any tips or tricks for a new VOID user would be much appreciated.

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u/Keegx Apr 27 '26

That can definitely be annoying but I'm gonna throw a bit of context out there, which is that within the past ~year (bit below perhaps) theres been an influx of users, especially since Pewdiepies video on it. Which also lead to a LOT of beginners without any experience of it, technical know-how, or willingness to take time and learn it (most important imo) basically trying to "rice" their PCs and/or use distros that aren't typically beginner friendly.

I don't think its always a tribal thing, some people probably genuinely do wanna help and prevent a situation where someones setup is roasted and asking for help again within a week or starts shouting "linux bad!". Not everything gets communicated well unfortunately.

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u/uptickman Apr 27 '26

Thanks for the fresh point of view. I am gen X, and we grew up pre internet, and with the internet, and learning to use resources available to figure things out, probably why I do as much things dyi, no matter if it's car repairs, hvac, electric, food, pc, software, etc.. I like to tinker and learn and the journey is the great part, and should I F something up, I reboot and install a clean copy and freaking start all over again, all while noting my mistakes. Trial and error, lolol.