Couldn’t it, though? 🤔

IANAD and AFAIU, not in kernel mode. Things like trying to read non existing memory in kernel mode are supposed to crash the system because continuing could be worse.

It’s huge. I’ve been using ~10 distros sporadically over the past 25 years, and I never ever felt like I could depend on my systems running Linux. Because one simple mistake by either me or an update could render the computer unusable because I didn’t (and still don’t) know how to fix it. And that was always something that finally happened that made me revert to Windows full time. Tumbleweed is the first distro ever where I feel like I’m standing on solid ground instead of on a house of cards that I can’t put back together, because of the snapshots. It gives me confidence and I feel like I finally can use Linux while slowly learning it at my own pace. Absolutely love it.

Also, I see that I have a typo to fix in my previous comment lol.

Totally agree with that. I’m just wondering how many people read things like welcome screens etc where such info usually is presented.

They should have all necessary software installed and configured for people to easily get to things like those you mentioned. And have a clear help section in the OS, preferably with sections for different large topics and what not, that links to forum sections or similar. Steer them right before they even hit the web sort of.

I was just about to reference the waving of a sandal from Life of Brian lol. These people in the picture are a few gourds short.

I think immutable distros could be great for newbies, but I’m just thinking they’re still so new that if you go online to look for Linux advice or help, most things you’ll find are very much not for immutables and I doubt a true newbie understands what’s what.

That’s also a reason I’d recommend something like Debian (although I’ve actually never even used it myself) because there’s so much compatible info out there. I would recommend OpenSUSE, even Tumbleweed, but there’s just not as much help or there to find as there is for Debian. But even with that said, OpenSUSEs snapshots and the way they’re configured out of the box is an absolute godsend and game changer for newcomers.

Of course not. But what about that millimeter of tire? Or the tenth of the rearview mirror?

Sound advice.

Mitch is violently turning in his grave right now and I want to scream.

Because it is either an AI image or it has been processed to look like one.

Or on the entire desktop. Ad wallpapers when?

Debt? This is capitalism, baby. Where every year’s profits have to be bigger than last year’s or else it counts as you failing, no matter how enormous the profits were last year.

I recommend you to try turning it off and on again.

Where have you been for the past decade? The trend is the exact opposite. Dumb everything down until there’s nothing left to understand, in the name of “usability”.

Oh shit. Yes. I need you to press Ctrl+Alt+Del while pulling the power cord or else the virus will steal your RAM and upload your printer to a criminal server in the cloud!

But don’t you understand how confusing and scary those cryptic three letter strings are to normal people?? 😱

Imagine if it works and gives him superpowers to go with his asshole personality.

What, why? I’ve never heard anyone call a negative effect a placebo effect before in my life, and the people I’ve told about the nocebo effect have all been just as glad as me that we finally have a word to describe the opposite of placebo.

You’re thinking of the nocebo effect. Placebo is positive. Nocebo is negative.

First of all, LED is not the same as OLED. The O stands for organic. They are more sensitive to stuff and break down over time sort of (maybe a really crappy explanation, someone with more knowledge please help), especially the blue color.

No no, these are for burning.