I am not bad with computers and have a beginner+, maybe intermediate level knowledge of Linux and I kept running into some problems here and there with different distros. Most claimed to work out of the box (which may be the case for some users, but I have a shit ass Nvidia 1060 and that was not at all the case, until I...
I’m working on a some materials for a class wherein I’ll be teaching some young, wide-eyed Windows nerds about Linux and we’re including a section we’re calling “foot guns”. Basically it’s ways you might shoot yourself in the foot while meddling with your newfound Linux powers....
I installed timeshift to have a way to create restore points just in case I mess something up while fiddling with my Archbox.
I used it for a while before I decided to remove it. After that, I realized it didn’t remove the “restore points” (I didn’t fully understand how it worked) and thought it would be good idea to rm -rf /run/timeshift.
My whole /home was smited (it uses symlinks to create these “restore points”). Before I realized, it removed gigabytes of data.
Lesson learned: always understand how something works and always be careful when using rm -rf.
From Windows to about 6 recommended distros for gaming.
I am not bad with computers and have a beginner+, maybe intermediate level knowledge of Linux and I kept running into some problems here and there with different distros. Most claimed to work out of the box (which may be the case for some users, but I have a shit ass Nvidia 1060 and that was not at all the case, until I...
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What're some of the dumbest things you've done to yourself in Linux?
I’m working on a some materials for a class wherein I’ll be teaching some young, wide-eyed Windows nerds about Linux and we’re including a section we’re calling “foot guns”. Basically it’s ways you might shoot yourself in the foot while meddling with your newfound Linux powers....