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EatingOnions lemmy.world EatingOnions@lemmy.world
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schmorp slrpnk.net schmorpel@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-12
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πŸ₯²

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amlor piefed.social amlor@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-04
#3 · Quote Reply

You don't have to use it it under uefi anyway.

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lemming741 lemmy.world lemming741@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
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initrd? Sounds like bloat, I'm deleting it.

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gilokee lemmy.world gilokee@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
#5 · Quote Reply

I mean you can delete system32 in windows tho

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notastatist feddit.org notastatist@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-07-25
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I mean you can delete system32 in windows tho

Yeah with my linux dual boot.
But on win?

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𝔄 𝔰𝔒𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔒𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔦𝔒𝔠𝔒 𝔬𝔣 𝔠π”₯𝔒𝔒𝔰𝔒 lemmy.world zakobjoa@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
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I've debloated my OS down to a typewriter.

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Zwiebel feddit.org Zwiebel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
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initrd? Sounds like bloat, I'm deleting it.

I only need the internet, what is this

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Saapas piefed.zip Saapas@piefed.zip
Joined: 2025-11-23
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You don't have to use it it under uefi anyway.

I'm going to mount efivars as rw and delete them

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Elvith Ma'for feddit.org elvith@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-21
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Yeah with my linux dual boot. But on win?

IIRC they introduced copy on write and snapshots for all system files with Vista and since then you cannot alter them (with regular rights - NTAUTHORITY\SYSTEM might still be able to do so)

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BlackLaZoR lemmy.world BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-26
#11 · Quote Reply

YESSS! YOUR SYSTEM WILL BREAK!!!

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Blurntout lemmy.ca Blurntout@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-21
#12 · Quote Reply

Linux does let you fuck around and find out lol

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wonderingwanderer sopuli.xyz wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-12-31
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I've debloated my OS down to a typewriter.

You could've just installed slack

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FuyuhikoDate feddit.org FuyuhikoDate@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-07-06
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Linux does let you fuck around and find out lol

Linux does not "let you fuck around" in fact its says "you are root and if you root I assume u know what you do!"

And yeah i learned that the hard way when it didnt threw any errors at me doing stuff as root...

10/10 would do it again!

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jubilationtcornpone sh.itjust.works jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
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I've debloated my OS down to a typewriter.

Smith Corona Linux.

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Auster thebrainbin.org Auster@thebrainbin.org
Joined: 2024-10-28
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Linux does let you fuck around and find out lol

None

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henfredemars infosec.pub henfredemars@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-07-04
#17 · Quote Reply

Linux does let you fuck around and find out lol

But then you find out, and you learn, and we become better users for it.

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π•Ύπ–•π–Žπ–ˆπ–ž π•Ώπ–šπ–“π–† lemmy.world spicytuna62@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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EatingOnions is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

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Fedizen lemmy.world Fedizen@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Missed opportunity to draw a penguin face.

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tempest lemmy.ca tempest@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-30
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Smith Corona Linux.

I use Selectric Linux btw

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Regular Water lemmy.eco.br aguasemgas@lemmy.eco.br
Joined: 2025-01-26
#21 · (edited) Quote Reply

But then you find out, and you learn, and we become better users for it.

True, I only broke my boot twice... Never again

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jubilationtcornpone sh.itjust.works jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
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I use Selectric Linux btw

Found the IBM loyalist.

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fizzbang lemmy.world fizzbang@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-04
#23 · Quote Reply

Linux does let you fuck around and find out lol

rm -rf /

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Grass sh.itjust.works Grass@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-30
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True, I only broke my boot twice... Never again

With the number of times I have done the live distro chroot thing you'd think I would have the procedure memorized

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Hemingways_Shotgun lemmy.ca Adderbox76@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-07
#25 · Quote Reply

Linux is the parent that let's their child put a fork into the electrical socket and then says "Have you learned anything?"

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Bluewing lemmy.world Bluewing@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-25
#26 · Quote Reply

But then you find out, and you learn, and we become better users for it.

Don't be so sure.

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Bluewing lemmy.world Bluewing@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-25
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You could've just installed slack

Ahhh, sackcloth and ashes! Tarballs. Yum!

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Bluewing lemmy.world Bluewing@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-25
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Smith Corona Linux.

Pencil and paper for me boys. I'd do cave painting, there are no caves around me.

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YellowParenti lemmy.wtf YellowParenti@lemmy.wtf
Joined: 2025-01-22
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Linux does not "let you fuck around" in fact its says "you are root and if you root I assume u know what you do!" And yeah i learned that the hard way when it didnt threw any errors at me doing stuff as root... 10/10 would do it again!

I've forgotten i was root, thought I was back to normal user, fat fingered a command, and removed tons of directories. I actually learn more fixing my fuck ups than when I reading books. Nothing like pressure to really focus you!

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teyrnon sh.itjust.works teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-03-11
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Edge is cancer, it randomly opens and takes minutes to load before recognizing closing it.

In the old days task manager would close it, but task manager is now worthless. God I fucking hate Microsoft

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ttyybb lemmy.world ttyybb@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-15
#31 · Quote Reply

"Am afraid you can't do that"

Sigh "sudo uninstall the bootloader"

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rumba lemmy.zip rumba@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-09-24
#32 · Quote Reply

You know, as much as I don't love AI, a small model sitting in the terminal of noob installations might be a useful thing.

update graphics driver

:hey, that's not a command, but if you're looking to do that, you should .... (step by step process)

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kamen lemmy.world kamen@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#33 · Quote Reply

... and the irony that Windows can also fuck up your bootloader in a dual boot scenario.

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StarvingMartist sh.itjust.works StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-01-31
#34 · Quote Reply

You can uninstall edge

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oppy1984 lemdro.id oppy1984@lemdro.id
Joined: 2025-06-10
#35 · Quote Reply

You know, as much as I don't love AI, a small model sitting in the terminal of noob installations might be a useful thing. update graphics driver :hey, that's not a command, but if you're looking to do that, you should .... (step by step process)

That's actually a good idea, just a tiny local model just to help you learn how to work in a terminal. I would have loved that when I first made the jump, the RTFM crowd almost made me give up.

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EatingOnions lemmy.world EatingOnions@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-04
#36 · Quote Reply

You can uninstall edge

I don't know now but years ago when I used to use windows you wouldn't be able to uninstall it

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darkmogool feddit.org darkmogool@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-08-03
#37 · Quote Reply

You can uninstall edge

You can uninstall hide edge

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beejboytyson lemmy.world beejboytyson@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-22
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Linux is the parent that let's their child put a fork into the electrical socket and then says "Have you learned anything?"

Msg unclear system dead

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EatingOnions lemmy.world EatingOnions@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-04
#39 · Quote Reply

You can uninstall hide edge

What does it even mean?

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vinyl lemmy.world vinyl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#40 · Quote Reply

You can uninstall hide edge

on ltsc you can uninstall it like any other program

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InputZero lemmy.world InputZero@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-01-08
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That's actually a good idea, just a tiny local model just to help you learn how to work in a terminal. I would have loved that when I first made the jump, the RTFM crowd almost made me give up.

Learning to not ask questions, feeling like a pleb when everyone else is a guru, and having RTFM yelled at you is part of the Linux experience. What else do you expect me to do when someone asks me a question? Provide that new user with a level headed answer that concisely addresses their problem in-order to encourage them to join the Linux community and help it to grow? Are you even listening to yourself right now, you sound crazy.

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Peffse lemmy.world Peffse@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-28
#42 · Quote Reply

You know, as much as I don't love AI, a small model sitting in the terminal of noob installations might be a useful thing. update graphics driver :hey, that's not a command, but if you're looking to do that, you should .... (step by step process)

I've... seen this? Well, not an AI model, but I know I've seen something where it takes common words and gives you the best guess on commands, and even common typos.

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ILikeBoobies lemmy.ca ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-08-14
#43 · Quote Reply

What does it even mean?

A different version of Windows, designed for enterprise customers.

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HugeNerd lemmy.ca HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-06
#44 · Quote Reply

Linux is the parent that let's their child put a fork into the electrical socket and then says "Have you learned anything?"

*lets

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WhiskyTangoFoxtrot lemmy.world WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
#45 · Quote Reply

"Am afraid you can't do that" Sigh "sudo uninstall the bootloader"

Yes, do as I say!

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-12
#46 · (edited) Quote Reply

*lets

If you say so!

Linux is the parent tells their child "Lets put a fork into the electrical socket" and then says "Have you learned anything?"

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-12
#47 · (edited) Quote Reply

A mistake in Linux can cause it to uninstall its bootloader.

A mistake in Windows can also cause it to uninstalling Linux's bootloader.

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night_petal piefed.social night_petal@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-27
#48 · Quote Reply

I've forgotten i was root, thought I was back to normal user, fat fingered a command, and removed tons of directories. I actually learn more fixing my fuck ups than when I reading books. Nothing like pressure to really focus you!

That happened to me with /etc/ . That was not a fun experience.

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Cactopuses lemmy.world Cactopuses@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#49 · Quote Reply

I've... seen this? Well, not an AI model, but I know I've seen something where it takes common words and gives you the best guess on commands, and even common typos.

There is a program called thefuck that does this - can fix things like gti instead of git etc..

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ranzispa mander.xyz ranzispa@mander.xyz
Joined: 2025-10-18
#50 · Quote Reply

rm -rf /

Please, if you do that
rm / -rf and you're really looking into that path to make sure it's correct.

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EatingOnions lemmy.world EatingOnions@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-04
#51 · Quote Reply

There is a program called thefuck that does this - can fix things like gti instead of git etc..

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