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Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows" (www.xda-developers.com)

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not a tech guy

Installs Arch
Installs Hyperland
Makes custom animated ASCII art for NeoFetch
Makes custom bash script for his sponsor spot
Creates a completely custom reactor-themed desktop

Yeah I think he's a tech guy...he just doesn't know how to build computers (that was painful to watch).

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve never watched any of his videos. They just don’t appeal to me and never have. However, given his apparent fame, it’s good for linux.

The more people acknowledge linux’s existence, the more engagement, the more growth.

Here’s hoping someday Windows will be a nasty memory.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 15 hours ago

The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

original joke

Link

[–] [email protected] 22 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Yes, Linux is king. More stable, better hardware utilization. Better customizability. Linux just makes more sense.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

More stable

Wellllll, I wouldn't go that far.

I just had to reboot because clicking anything in the browser randomly started sending the CPU utilisation to higher 70s, which was triggering the fans to spin at full power.

Then I ran a game on Steam and Steam said it's running, but it was nowhere to be found. Had to reboot again.

Both of these happened completely randomly after I changed nothing, just browsing the web.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 14 hours ago

Steam said it was running

Probably updating the client in the background, for some reason this is the default updating behavior on Linux unlike the visible progress bar on Windows

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 15 hours ago

Seems like PewDiePie is a lot more open-minded than a lot of Windows users lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

But which Linux?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He was and forever will be an rich kid with internet so whatever is the most popular. When he was a teenager that was Mint, now its Arch. Which is why he has Mint and Arch+hyprland.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago

The one I use

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago

OTOH the idea that Windows tortured pewdiepie seems like a point in its favor.

[–] [email protected] 106 points 18 hours ago (6 children)

First i need to know what Katy Perry thinks about linux

[–] [email protected] 19 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I hear Hannah Montana is a fan.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 16 hours ago

And Ja Rule

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago

Ik ur being sarcastic but if i were someone who worked on linux id be pretty proud

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago

“If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything. Except convincing people you have a brain"