Why should we care what a multi-million dollar youtuber uses for an OS? He can afford to build computers for each OS at their highest specs in his range. I'm not going to be brow-beaten by this chump either.
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That's not what Linux is at all. One of the main advantages of Linux is it can run on bad PCs, look up Raspberri Pis that have 4GB RAM and function flawlessly with Linux(I have one).
It can literally resurrect 10 year old computers.
It can literally resurrect 10 year old computers.
I've got a 14-year-old Toshiba that I used in college that runs a weird variant of Ubuntu called Kumander (it's designed specifically to look and feel like Windows 7, which I think is properly nostalgic for the hardware). As long as you don't expect the battery to last more than an hour (which about par for the course for a laptop from then) it's perfectly serviceable as a SOHO-type machine.
Also it can double as a self-defense weapon cause it weighs like 10 lbs.
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Bro I know computers with 4GB RAM running Win 11 just fine
I've seen Windows 10 run on computers with 8 GB of RAM. I can't imagine 11 running on just 4 though.
Brother, at that point just put the computer down. Let it go to heaven.
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Yeah but you can also run Windows on the modern Raspberry Pi's.
Mint runs fine on a very old 1GB netbook I recently unearthed.
Same reason we have to care about literally anything Trump does or says: he's influential. Just in this case, it's a good influence.
Not really. Youtubers are like celebrities. Has PewDiePie done anything significant to help make a better change? No, he hasn't.
Youtubers are like celebrities
Do you think celebrities aren't influential? I mean that's how Trump became President. He had zero prior political experience.
Has PewDiePie done anything significant to help make a better change?
Doesn't matter if it's better or worse, the point is that he's influential. He's one of the largest YouTubers on the platform. But regardless, I would say that yes, he has, as in the video in the OP. Not just a Linux video, but a positive and comprehensive one.
That's the point. Guy can choose to get any pc he wants and any OS and chooses to go for Arch Linux and Linux Mint. He will probably start a big movement too.
Installing Linux was a good decision.
I have not gone back to Microsoft Windows.
Don't listen to people telling you it's hard. I don't have an IT degree or engineering degree. Installing it was easy. Linux is elegant, secure and powerful. I love it.
If you don't use many devices it's fine.
Or rely on software that is not available in Linux and can’t be emulated, which unfortunately applies to both my work and personal use
It’s exactly this. There are SteamOS-like systems out there (Bazzite and CachyOS) but it’s a pain if you don’t know what you’re doing. Needless to say, Enterprises will be using Windows for a very long time since they can easily restrict software and such - and a lot of their software is Windows-based only.
Yeah every thread is basically “lol bro just use Linux, skill issue”… I’m very comfortable with Linux, shell scripting and all those things. Been doing is almost 30 years. There are a wide range of things that are just not supported, which makes it a non-starter for a lot of people.
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I have 2 servers, 6 containers, a raspi, a desktop, and a laptop all running linux just fine. My two phones send notification updates to my laptop via kde connect
I have lots of devices on linux and they all play nice together
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I have, we're a multi-OS houshold. Linux, Steam Deck, Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android.
Different tools for different purposes. You wouldn't have just one kind of screwdriver, right?
No.
But if I only need a specific screwdriver cause none other fit these screws, it costs $200 and plays ads while I hold it, then I'll use different screws instead.
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You know he's a Linux user because tells everyone he uses Linux without being asked.
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If he's doing it I'm inclined not to do it.
His followers aren't exactly tech savvy so I'm not entirely sure this is going to have much of an effect. Most of his followers are kids who don't even own computers they just have iPads
lets just say his audience isn't tech savy. But somehow they try Linux and like it. I think its definitely a win, because even non tech savvy can enjoy Linux.
This might have been partly true 10 years ago. A large majority of his audience is probably adult now.
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