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  • Honesty at this point I don’t really care about Linux becoming mainstream. I mean call me elitist, but I feel like if it became a major desktop operating system a lot of the development would turn to making sure it’s safe for IT illiterate people to use.

    Part of why I love Linux so much is as someone who actually has a decent idea of what I’m doing I feel like the operating system leaves me alone to do what I want with my own computer.

    Do you really think if everyone started using Linux you’d still be able to delete the boot loader or wipe your whole installation with one command.

    Of course not! They would have to fit 10 million safety features and limit a ton of what the user can do just like Windows and MacOS.

    So as much as I love Linux I think it’s best being left as an advanced power users desktop operating system.



  • st. Fonts look great and I’ve even been able to add a vim mode for scrollback including selecting and copying text.

    If I need something fast( usually on a new system) that’s in most distros repos and automatically installs all it’s dependencies( and doesn’t have to many like gnome terminal and konsole) I tend to use sakura, though xfce terminal is also pretty good.










  • LainOfTheWired@lemy.loltoLinux@lemmy.mlLinux Boomers
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    10 months ago

    I wouldn’t call mint old. It has

    • Massive repos and tons of 3rd party ones
    • A reasonably modern desktop environment( if you don’t like it get a theme pack, or are you to lazy to install a theme.)
    • Stability which most new users will value a lot, as I’m sure they don’t want to learn exactly how Linux works on day 1.
    • Everything just works out the box on reasonably well supported hardware( aka the manufacturer gives a dam about Linux users or it’s a thinkpad)

    So I don’t see how mint is a boomer OS because unless you’re a dev or an enthusiast it has everything you need