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LTT does another Linux Challenge (youtu.be)

submitted 23 hours ago by cm0002@libretechni.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] EntropyPure@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

They are going the way normies would, which includes asking the LLM of choice for a recommendation. But as they just regurgitate listicles inhaled from the web, that is what you get.

Bazzite and Cachy are the more sane choices, though Luke is by no means counting as a Linux noob

[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 11 points 17 hours ago

I mean, I get it, but I kind of reject the premise. Normies don't install operating system, period. Not Windows and not Linux.

What's the point of Linux playing dumb here? What's the point of him always seeming to install Linux when he's pressed for time at a LAN party or before needing to leave? Has he ever done a video where he approaches using Windows as if he was a caveman who never witnessed electricity before?

It's really starting to feel like a bad faith attempt...

This is the self-proclaimed "tech tips" guy we're talking about. If you're knowledgeable enough to know what Linux is and why you might want to install it, you should be knowledgeable enough to not trust "listicles" (often produced by LLMs today) and LLMs (trained on outdated listicles from 10 years ago).

PopOS is a bad choice today. Granted, some of that is the fault of System76, as imho, Cosmic really isn't really for prime time. But I think most people with any reasonable knowledge of Linux would probably not recommend it right now. Like, if they had asked Wendel from LevelOneTechs, I seriously doubt he would have recommended it...

[–] paris@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 hours ago

I don't think it's the direction normies would go. I think they would see that video and have it guide their choices. Otherwise who is the video for?

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 12 hours ago

But Linus has a bug audience and he knows that. He should have done this better instead of trusting a random reddit post and continue from there.

People also listen to him and try to also copy him. Since now people might also try Linux and the first distro might now be pop os.