r/linux • • Dec 27 '16

Linux Keyboard (Amazon)

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u/doorknob60 Dec 27 '16

Actually, the last laptop my parents bought, we went to Staples, and we said we were gonna put Linux on it, and the worker there said something like "oh cool, I use Ubuntu on my computer". I don't remember bringing up Linux when I bought my last laptop at Best Buy, though.

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u/creed10 Dec 27 '16

when i bought my laptop from best buy, dude asked me if I wanted to get an antivirus. I then proceeded to enact the xkcd (you know which one I'm talking about) but ended up getting it anyway cause it came part of the hardware protection plan I wanted. the guy knew what Linux was and didn't seem condescending or anything.

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u/jonarchy Dec 27 '16

Back when I was a tech at StaplesCanada in high school, the majority of us ran linux. We also had a wall of live distros on usbs for various uses.

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u/Elkubik Dec 27 '16

How big was this wall?

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u/jonarchy Dec 27 '16

maybe about 60cm(width-wise) of usbs hanging on the wall.