I always read/hear people say "oh well I want to switch to Arch, but I dont really have a usecase."

or "I'm thinking about buying a toaster, see my usecase is I want bread that is toasted."

Thats just a use, isnt it. i.e. I want to switch to Arch because I want to use a system with less bloat (or whatever reason you have). I understand that if one of my employees comes to me and says "hey, we could really use Program X," I would say "well, lemme see your usecase" and they would draw up how Program X integrates and benefits the work we are doing, how it's pertinent. A toaster toasts bread, thats what its USED for...pretty basic, i don't tell my wife my "usecase" for the toaster, or the new big tv I wanna buy, if she asks i say "big tv make thing look pretty."

anytime i hear anyone in any of these tech spaces say "usecase" I always interpret it as "i have a reason to have this" or simply "i have a use for this" -- usecase sounds like corporate jargon. "does this promote consumer engagement?" "oh, you mean will it sell?" "does this promote consumer synergy?" "oh, do you mean will it sell?" "Upper management was hoping you could produce a usecase for this toilet..." "tell upper management I dont want to shit on the street"

is usecase just a term people use to sound professional?

I'm subbed to a bunch of linux subreddits and it caused me to getting furry stuff on my feed lol😭

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So, I'm currently formatting my grandma's HDD to install linux on it

1. Is gentoo an ok distro for an elderly newcomer?

2. Will she survive? The process might be somewhat invasive

If you see an unattended Windows computer you can pull off this PRANK that will ruin the owners LIFE!

Step 1: Do NOT touch the computer.

Step 2: The owners life will be RUINED because they have to use WINDOWS!

I also caught tux with my wife.

When you read emacs backwards it says cmake. What did Linus Stallman mean by this?

Srsly he's badass

holy shit. hooooooly shit. the gnome devs make my blood boil. they are meanies and they suck. why does gnome look like apple, don't they know that's for babies? I hate gnome so much. how am I supposed to get work done if there isn't a start menu? huh? or a system tray full of random icons? checkmate gnome devs. I prefer kde where everything is literally perfect and they let me do whatever I want with my system, the way nature intended. gnome is a middle finger to those of us with common sense and human decency; all gnome devs should be arrested. whose with me?

I teach you Modern Linux. Debian-family is something to be surpassed. What have you done to surpass Debian?

What is the Ubuntu to Microsoft? A laughing-stock or a painful embarrassment. And just the same shall Microsoft be to the Modern Linux: a laughing-stock or a painful embarrassment.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

The common term "GNU/Linux" is actually a misnomer. While the GNU project played a crucial role in the development of the free and open-source software ecosystem that Linux operates within, the Linux operating system itself is more accurately described as "GNU/SystemD/apt/Linux". The Linux kernel is the core component of the operating system. However, the majority of the userland tools and utilities that make a Linux system functional and usable come from the GNU project. This includes the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), the GNU C library (glibc), the GNU Bash shell, and countless other essential components. In addition to the GNU software, modern Linux distributions also rely heavily on other critical pieces of infrastructure, such as the SystemD init system and the apt package manager. SystemD and apt (as well other package managers like dnf and pacman) provide the primary init and package management functionality, respectively. Therefore, to accurately describe a typical Linux operating system, it would be more precise to refer to it as "GNU/SystemD/apt/Linux". This acknowledges the significant contributions of the GNU project, as well as the other core components that make a Linux system what it is today. The term "GNU/Linux" is not entirely inaccurate, but it fails to capture the full breadth of the software stack that comprises a modern Linux distribution. By recognizing the various subsystems and tools that are integral to the Linux ecosystem, we can better understand and appreciate the collaborative nature of free and open-source software development.

Yes yes children. Stay in the debian-canonical-family. Those that speak of things like Fedora or OpenSUSE are evil.

If you don't use Debian-family, you must use Arch. And those that use Arch are Arch people. Thus our favorite free CD marketing trick of 2008 will forever be our decision to recommend people before sending them back to windows: Ubuntu/Mint.

Its like this person went into a coma in 2009 and woke up this week but have been repeating the same dated advice and sending people back to Windows.

Go to my head
Make me forget that I.
Still need Windows.

Run run Wine.
It's up to you
All I can do, been debugged
Errors won's go
Errors won't go

Arch Linux is the most fucking useless operating system to ever grace the open source community. I mean, seriously, what is the fucking point of using a distribution that requires a goddamn PhD in computer science just to install a fucking package? It's like they're actively trying to make it as difficult as possible for the average user. And don't even get me started on the constant updates and system breaks. Jesus Christ, it's like the developers have a fucking death wish for their users. One minute your system is running smoothly, the next you're greeted with a goddamn error message because some package got updated and broke your entire system. It's a fucking nightmare. And let's not forget about the community. Oh my god, the community. They think they're so fucking high and mighty because they use Arch. They'll look down their noses at you if you dare suggest a different distribution. "Oh, you're not a real Linux user unless you use Arch." Fucking give me a break. It's like they're a bunch of goddamn elitist motherfuckers who think they're better than everyone else because they use a more complicated operating system. And the worst part? You can't even use Arch for basic shit like gaming or multimedia if you did something wrong from instructions. You're better off using a different distribution like Fedora or openSUSE that actually has support for that kind of shit. But no, Arch users will insist on using their fucking "superior" distribution for everything, even when it clearly can't handle it. So seriously, fuck Arch Linux. It's a useless, complicated, elitist operating system that can't even handle basic tasks. Save yourself the headache and use something else.

AITA that I shoved a usb stick up my friends ass for using windows? For context, I was at his house and then we went into his room and I saw the most god awful thing I’ve seen in my entire life: “WINDOWS 11” so I decided to punish him and shoved a usb stick up his ass to teach him a lesson on to not use windows (The usb stick had arch downloaded on it btw) I also think its still stuck in his ass so i had to blow up his computer for that because it was obviously his fault, he used windows for christs sake! So reddit AITA?

Edit: someone beat me to it but sounds like they did it wrong
Edit2: removed some bloat.
Edit3: removed more bloat for quicker read

wouldn't it be cool to create a meme distro with a bunch of weeb shit called UwUbuntu? It has come to light that a new name might be in order. Can I do anything about this? Maybe petition Linus to shun them of their kernel?

IDK if if I'd put in the effort. But is anyone interested in this effort coming to fruition? Feel free to lmk if you want UwUbuntu, maybe I'd put in the time if enough ppl are interested or if the idea continues to amuse me, or if it turns out to be an easier task than I expect.

TL;DR: low effort distro user has low effort idea for another low effort distro