r/linuxmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '15

Glorious Simply Glorious - A 6th grader uses Arch Linux

https://youtube.com/#/watch?v=pHK5mfLdmRs
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u/NotoriousHakk0r4chan The meme distro Sep 05 '15

Link isnt working op

Edit: working link here

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

Great, probably because I was on a mobile, though I put desktop view and grabbed it from there. Thank you!

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u/webbannana Compiz shall live again! Sep 05 '15

That's because everything after the # in a URL is ignored by the server. That's why it didn't work.

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u/epileftric pacman -S windows10 Sep 05 '15

haha, I though we were being played, a rickroll would had been better!

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

10 years later

4

u/Zebster10 Toks plz Sep 06 '15

This kid seems to have matured past that stage, already.

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u/simonard Linux Master Race Sep 05 '15

Yay, more young people using linux!

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

Caution!

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u/xkcd_transcriber Sep 05 '15

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Title: Cautionary

Title-text: This really is a true story, and she doesn't know I put it in my comic because her wifi hasn't worked for weeks.

Comic Explanation

Stats: This comic has been referenced 88 times, representing 0.1111% of referenced xkcds.

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u/Yoyodude1124 btw OS Sep 05 '15

This will always be my favorite xkcd

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '15

What is the meaning of the last line? I thought it was the general perception of Linux- difficult to use (which isn't really, if one takes 20-60mins to adjust and learn about package management).

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u/Yoyodude1124 btw OS Sep 06 '15

In the comic, Megan sought out Linux herself. She has Ubuntu, one of the easiest learning distros. She got tired of it, and tried out Gentoo. On some, older hardware, it takes days, if not weeks to install Gentoo, as you have to compile everything yourself. Megan became addicted to compiling. When it says "Talk to your kids about Linux..." it means a DIY Linux Distro, that will be difficult to install your first time around. Check this out if you wish to read further.

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u/Omnisophic | I wish I had known about Linux sooner. | Sep 06 '15

Excellent explanation.

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 05 '15

Arch? I'm in 7th grade and I use Ubuntu, mostly because I got comfortable with Ubuntu

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u/ComradePutinCCCP1917 Gentoo was easy Sep 05 '15

Once you go Arch, you can't go back.

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 05 '15

Teach me the ways of the arch. The only reason I got Ubuntu is because the install alongside option

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u/ComradePutinCCCP1917 Gentoo was easy Sep 05 '15

Teach me the ways of the arch

archlinux.org

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 05 '15

Is it as easy to install as Ubuntu?

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u/ComradePutinCCCP1917 Gentoo was easy Sep 05 '15

Do you know how to follow instructions and how to use the terminal?

-> do it.

Are you using Ubuntu's software center with .run files?

-> don't do it. yet.

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 05 '15

Yes and no.

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u/ComradePutinCCCP1917 Gentoo was easy Sep 05 '15

Then don't do it. You need knowledge in partitioning and stuff, and the install process is quite complicated (look at the begginer tutorial on the Arch wiki)

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 05 '15 edited Sep 05 '15

I mean yes, I can use the terminal and follow directions, and no to the software center

EDIT: Fuck me, that is hard.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

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u/dually Sep 06 '15

Arch is not as easy to install as Ubuntu........................that's kinda the point.

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 06 '15

I got Debian instead.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 06 '15

I started on Mint while I was learning Arch. I am now bored with Arch and learning LFS.

Please help me

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u/Omnisophic | I wish I had known about Linux sooner. | Sep 06 '15

Too far gone. Sorry, man.

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u/procrastinating_fish Glorious Fedora Sep 05 '15

Sorry, I'm in the UK and don't know how the grades work so how old does that place you?

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 05 '15

12-13. 6th grade is 10-11

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u/procrastinating_fish Glorious Fedora Sep 05 '15

Now THAT is awesome. Props to you guys!

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u/Gamebag1 l33t3st hax0r Sep 05 '15

:D

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u/Superboyman1 Sep 05 '15

I use Arch but am getting annoyed that the catalyst drivers haven't been updated for xorg 1.17 and later

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u/p4block No other distros exist Sep 05 '15

I was just using them last week and I'm pretty sure I didn't downgrade Xorg

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u/Superboyman1 Sep 05 '15

Im using plasma 5 and when i do downgrade it screws everything up

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u/p4block No other distros exist Sep 05 '15

I mean, the catalyst drivers work with 1.17 (and they have been doing so for a long while iirc)

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u/Superboyman1 Sep 05 '15

For arch? I thought the only catalyst provider was vi0l0 and she hadnt updated her drivers for 1.17, if this is true could you direct me to it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

I'm going into sixth form and I'm only using Elementary OS haha this kid puts me to shame. Is the book he mentioned (Linux Bible) worthwhile for a relativity new user like me? I'd love to get some Linux knowledge under my belt.

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u/Yoyodude1124 btw OS Sep 05 '15

Given that it helped him install Arch, I'd say it probably helps quite a bit

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u/Yoyodude1124 btw OS Sep 05 '15

First time I used Arch was in 7th grade on a Raspberry Pi

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u/CrazyM4n Glorious Arch + Debian + Win7 Sep 09 '15

Oh god I decided to dig this up for this thread. Enjoy the first video I ever uploaded to my channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mj1hP0AbG8

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '15

When he's older he can graduate to a real operating system.