• 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        That’s why it’s called FOSB: Free and Open Source Bloat… Grand Unified Bloatloader, U-Bloat…

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      on a serious note, is possible to never reboot?

      like an high availability server that can’t never go down, how do they manage kernel updates? *

      • yes i know that now there is kube and docker etc and you can update the container with zero downtime. but how they did it 10 years ago?
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        Kernel live patching, which basically rewires kernel functions at runtime, lets you update the kernel without rebooting. I don’t remember how old that is though.

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        You can go without rebooting if you always have power, don’t care about updates (security) and don’t run into bugs.

        It’s done with multiple servers I guess. One updates/reboots while the other ones don’t.

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    In fairness to Windows, stopping users from doing really dumb shit is a feature if you’re family tech support.

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      Linux will also stop regular users from breaking the system.

      If you’re family tech support, making them superusers is probably a mistake.

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        So Linux and Windows are the same in that regard.

        Because you can also still uninstall Edge if you wanted, just not through the conventional means.

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      I mean, with admin powers you can still easily corrupt your windows system. Not too much different from sudo rm -ing everything.

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    I have a Raspberry Pi and twice I uninstalled something with the goal of reinstalling it, only to realize that what I uninstalled was required to install anything. And I broke the desktop several times over.

    I now use apt install --reinstall, I learned my lesson.

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    I’m just tech savvy enough to know that I’m not skilled enough for Linux. But Microsoft is starting to piss me off

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      You are wrong. Linux got really easy. Check out linux mint. Hardest part is making the bootable USB. My elderly parents both like it. Installation is much easier than windows and online help is much more available also.

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        I’m FUCKING SICK of Windows bullshit, but Linux really scare me. My impression is that everything you do on Linux requires typing codes in the terminal, even the simplest tasks would require googling the right codes to type.

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          @cordlesslamp @kaput

          > Linux requires typing codes in the terminal, even the simplest tasks would require googling the right codes to type.

          Sounds like you already know how to use it to best effect. Better install a distro already :)

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          Not really you rarely ‘have’ to get into the terminal, it just get very convenient once you get comfortable with the architecture. Which is not really required either. My 75 yo mom love it, the most techiest thing she does is apply updates by entering her password. I need to help maybe 4 times a year…

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          Not really. I spend nearly all of my time on the terminal because I like it and can do things very efficiently. I grew up with DOS, so, there’s extra nostalgia factor too. For a desktop/laptop, you can do everything in distros like Linux Mint without ever seeing the terminal. Hell, one can code in VSCode on Linux without ever using a terminal.

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          Once you get the syntax, which, isn’t hard, you get used to it! Any distro you choose will have an excellent guide for your perusal.

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          Distros like Suse or Mint don’t really require the terminal. They have proper app stores and pretty much everything is in a gui menu. Including the installation process.

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          Try Linux in a virtual machine or on a live USB for a few days to ease into it. There’s plenty of beginner friendly distros to choose from that don’t require using the terminal. You could even try dual booting Linux and Windows if you decide to make the jump. I’m not going to lie and say that Linux is pure smooth sailing compared to Windows, but I can say that as a former Windows user who was terrified of Linux, after using Debian for a few days I’ve never booted into Windows on my main PC again

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    I wish it was like this. In reality Grub’s suicidal tendencies catch me off guard.

    When I was a noob I used arch for work (btw) and grub constantly broke in dire times.

    Now I no longer use grub.

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    Err, you can uninstall Edge, Microsoft isn’t blocking you.

    It will just break as much as uninstalling the bootloader in Linux.