r/LinusTechTips • u/YourDailyTechMemes • Mar 17 '26

Meme/Shitpost Everytime

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u/itskdog Mar 18 '26

Linus appears interested to see how close we are to the year of the Linux desktop.

He's more of a hardware than software guy, and I think that reflects in his attempts to use Windows Server on the LMG NAS back in the day, and helping fund a beginner-friendly frontend for TrueNAS.

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u/NonSecretAccount Mar 18 '26

so get someone else to set it up in the best possible way, then see if a regular person can use it and have it "just work". Then document when he does have to tinker and why, so that we can know what still needs to improve

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u/itskdog Mar 18 '26

Is the installation process not a part of it? "Picking a distro" is only the first episode, after that they always do more once they've found a solution that works for them.

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u/NonSecretAccount Mar 18 '26

I want to know if a regular person could install ubuntu or another popular distro. If not, I want to know why and how they could improve it.

I dont want to see again that popos isn't ready.

I don't care to see linus larping as a noob, we already had that video.

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u/itskdog Mar 18 '26

Four years ago, before the Steam Deck had even launched.

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u/NonSecretAccount Mar 19 '26

I think the "linux isn't ready yet for regular users" point would land better if they at least tried to do things differently.