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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] [email protected] 135 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The longer you use linux excluslively, you don't think about windows or mac. You think about fedora or suse, kde or gnome, yay or apt, distrobox or toolbox.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (2 children)

IKR the longer I use Linux the more I think about TempleOS

[–] youngGoku 23 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

They don’t give us free games with the OS anymore but TempleOS has HOLY games

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That is...true, actually. The longer I use Linux, the more I'm like "....but what if, man, what if I ditch Arch for Fedora or NixOS or give Pop_OS! another chance (and i very well might when Cosmic launches)?" And sometimes I do...and then always come crawling back.

Going back to Windows full time ain't even crossed my mind for a hot minute. Partly because i have a spare driver running it for emergencies (that i barely use anyways, only because Windows literally runs one important app that I need, that I can't run on Linux), and partly because going back means being stuck with Windows 11 again, and I really dislike Windows 11's design choices, personally (and Microsoft in general, but i digress).

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago (2 children)

At a certain point I just feel like Linux isn't designed to let me talk to God. All that bloat like networking and hardware drivers get in the way. I need to get away from the CIA mind control and return to something pure and simple. And when I feel that way, Based Terry is always there for me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

RIP Terry Davis, Temple OS forever

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[–] rtxn 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The fucking GTK file chooser. It's like all application developers have made a pact with each other to never use a consistent UX, with the exception of having to press ctrl-L to edit the path textbox. It's painful. And as much as I like XDP, support for it is spotty at best, and sometimes downright broken.

I mean, who the FUCK puts the filesystem root in a submenu? Or sorts files and directories together? I just want to talk and explain why they're beyond salvation.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nothing TBH. I find Windows too stressful, Macs are too boring, and I can't use TempleOS because I don't have schizophrenia.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I feel like this post is guerilla marketing for "TempleOS", which I've never heard of before and will absolutely not be looking up after this.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago

It's not. TempleOS is a famous from scratch OS created by a guy with serious mental illness. It's a sad story, but the capability of that guy was incredible. He's gone now :(

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago

TempleOS (wikipedia) is a meme os. It's supposed to be god's os and was singlehandedly coded by the late Terry Davis. So this post isn't really marketing, and the reference is just supposed to be humorous.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

For real though definitely do not access this site right bellow here and install this OS

▶️▶️▶️❗❗ https://templeos.org ❗❗◀️◀️◀️

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It 100% is guerilla marketing for Temple OS.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I love this reaction and how dramatically out of sync it is with what TempleOS actually is. I know it is innocent and accidental so this is in no way a shot at the poster. It is just a hilariously wrong take.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

I've no plans to go back to my abusive ex.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

one of these things is not like the others

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Yeah, MacOS wasn't originally intended for x86 CPUs.

[–] GustavoM 27 points 1 year ago

Nah, I'm 100% done with Windows. Even if good ol' Bill comes up with something that forces me to use Windows for whatever reason, Linux will always be in my routine thanks to single board computers.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is surprisingly hard to run Android apps on Linux, despite Android itself being Linux based. Being able to run Android apps quickly and natively would be a game changer for Linux, resolving long standing issues of app availability. Hell you could even then use Android version of Microsoft Office etc. This should be a higher priority for all distros.

Until then, there are apps that are simply unavailable on Linux, even with Wine support, that necessitate using Windows or macOS.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Is Anbox no longer a thing? It runs Android apps in a container.

Or is it more the issue with the apps not running "natively"?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Waydroid nowadays. Works waaay better

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[–] FlyingSquid 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Why the hell would anyone run TempleOS?

[–] Touching_Grass 48 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Find vulnerabilities that could grant access to heaven

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

You don't choose to run it, God appears to you in a vision and commands it and then you have no choice.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because it is quite possibly the last of its kind - a desktop OS that was built from scratch by one person with one (strange) vision. Everything else has a lineage to AT&T Unix or CP/M.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] yoevli 20 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm approaching the point where I'm seriously considering buying a spare drive for a Windows install exclusively for VR. I'm currently dealing with 3 separate serious issues with SteamVR on Linux, one of which I sometimes can't even work around depending on how it's feeling that day. Not to mention, every new release lately seems to introduce a new problem.

I haven't had a Windows install on my system since my previous SSD died 2 or 3 years ago, but it's getting to the point where it's more trouble than it's worth.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

The ease of buying a quality laptop without having to worry about if it will run well with my OS.

I've been using MacOS for about 8 years at work and I never really taken to it. It's fine and I can do my work but I won't use it if I hadn't to (unless the only alternative was Windows). But one thing I really like about Macs is that you can buy one and you won't have any headaches with battery life, software compatibility etc. You get decent hardware (let's ignore the whole 8GB on an M3 = 16GB on other machine debacle) and know that it will work decently well with 3rd party software/hardware and if something breaks you can just bring into an Apple store.

While there are dedicated Linux sellers (System76, Tuxedo Computeres, Starlabs), I'm hesitant to spend 2k on a computer just to find out that the build quality is subpar, the battery life sucks or that customer support will just ignore my requests (read some bad experiences on the Starlabs subreddit).

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Libreoffice calc does not have the functionality Excel does.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Low performance of very specific games made by small studios on middle-aged low-budget hardware makes me consider dual-booting, but then I remember that I hate closed-source, software-as-a-service, tracking-financed operating systems.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

fuck windows i'm never going back to that shit

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Windows

It never was free.

MacOS

It's not free any more.

TempleOS

I'm not religious.

So, I guess I get to stay on Linux for longer. Well, damn!

[–] danielfgom 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Nothing. GNU/Linux is fantastic. But only that but the principles of Free Software are literally the most important thing to happen in computing. Respecting user freedom is THE most important thing an OS can do.

Only Linux offers that. In using this forever.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

templeos

very daily drivable!!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I never "switched". I just started using the right tool for the job. I use Linux for productivity stuff. Windows for gaming and audio/music production, mostly. I don't own a Mac anymore but if I did, it'd probably be their laptops, and I'd probably take over some of the development and creative work while on the go. I'm admittedly not very "religious" when it comes to the software I use. Whatever works best for me. I'm not married to anything. Makes it easier to switch things out down the line.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I did a wireshark on bloatware windows in idle and it's nope.

[–] DannyMac 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really miss interpreting the vague random words from God. Funnily enough, God via TempleOS was what told me to transition to Linux in the first place!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Nothing, but my biggest gripe is with the fucking file explorers. All of them are super inferior compared to win10 sadly

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[–] anon_8675309 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nothing. I have used Linux since it was on the alphabet floppies.

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