Post by @leoschuldiner23@beige.party

2026-04-10 11:05 UTC

@sb@metroholografix.ca for real, I think advertising and tech propaganda are so strong and deep, that people doesn't have a clue about what they are buying. My first laptop was a 2007 macbook and it worked for me perfectly until 2020.. and it was only because its HDD hard drive damaged. Since 2000 I've been a Linux fan, but never had it, I think it will be my next big tech step! Do you recommend a YT channel or webpage for beginners?

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@sb@metroholografix.ca 2026-04-10 11:33

@leoschuldiner23@beige.party I think you're bang on there. As far as learning Linux... I would recommend just trying it out! Download a live image for #LinuxMint or #Ununtu, install it on a thumbdrive, and run it live. This way you can try it as much as you'd like without committing to installing it. Get a feel for it, play around, and when you have questions, there is a wealth of support information for the above-mentioned distro. I'm afraid I'm not aware of any excellent "getting started with Linux" type resources, but maybe the #fedi will have some suggestions?

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@burnitdown@beige.party 2026-04-10 15:29

@leoschuldiner23@beige.party @sb@metroholografix.ca tbh the way laypeople buy computers hasn't changed in 30 years cause no one taught anyone what anything means or why it matters. they sell everything based on "bigger number means better, small number means obsolete". in the 90s there were those "buck-a-day" commercials for cheap desktop computers, sometimes sold based on the speakers that came with them.

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