I'm on Arch, btw

Now that we've got past that, I will say that I used to read the Arch wiki and make posts on forums and reddit asking for help with specific things.. why doesn't this or that work etc.. or how does this work?

Now I just type any question I have into Claude and boom, within seconds it's problem solved.

Anyone else doing the same? It's probably dummbing me down and also taking the fun out of figuring things out on my own, but it's hard not to...

I just moved to ubuntu 22.04 LTS Pro. And i knew about snaps before , i don't think issues in snaps apart from it's slow speeds. But i want to know why peoples hate snap packages when it have more well knows programming IDEs and some software than flatpak. And also apart from snap why peoples hate ubuntu when it comes with so many pre installed required packages which are not even comes pre installed in debian. Then why so much hate on ubuntu ?

Could anyone explain the point of using arch? Never seen arch on production servers. Why do several sysadmins and engineers all over the world don’t use arch? Also for private use it is not that comfortable as other distributions. I also thought it is probably not lightweight enough?! But even then why arch and not LFS? Probably not edgy enough?! I once installed arch. The installation was more complicated compared to ubuntu but still a peace of cake compared to LFS.

So what is the point of using arch?

Been noticing a trend for a while now where question posts on this sub get consistently downvoted while the ppl answering the question get upvoted. If OP asks a clarifying question in the comments, that gets downvoted too. And before you say it, no I don't think this is correlated with the nature of the question (ie. "which distro is best for me?", redundant troubleshooting questions, or insightful unique issues). I see this happen to questions of all styles and content.

What I don't see is this happening too often in other subs so what is going on? Is it a primal response?

"This guy stoopid, doesn't know a thing that I know. Downvote >:(
Oo, but this guy in comment knows thing that I know, he smart guy. I like smart guy, upvote!"

Or am I misinterpreting a carefully balanced ecosystem...? Please enlighten me friends.

Cheers!

This is less of a question about Linux, but about our community. I personally hate it because Amazon built a slop-center, and this summer was one of my hottest in my 10-11 years of living here

which i can confirm on my machine. There are lower fps sometimes and some en/decoding features are just completely missing...

So how do large AI businesses train their models? Do they... run Windows on their servers?

thanks for being patient, quite a beginner here

I'm not even kidding

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The Pizza Hut I work at uses Linux. I know this because when I come in the morning and see the screens boot up, it says starting ubuntu.

We have a bug with the system. There's a touchscreen interface that lets us print out made-ready-discard labels. For some reason, the first time we use this in the morning, it prints out tiny slits of paper instead of the full label. We usually do 1 "dummy print" to get this little guy out. After that the labels print out fine. But if we forget this dummy print and for example print 4 labels for stacks of hand-tossed crust, it prints out 4 tiny slits of paper. Only the first time after we boot the system in the morning, every morning. The touchscreen interface itself is not ubuntu, I believe it's just something running on ubuntu server. It goes from a more text-based interface where we clock in, to a graphical touch interface where we make the labels, where the issue pops up.

I'm no software engineer but I can install Arch manually. And I'm not the manager just a guy who makes the pizzas, but I can get the manager to let me try. Can I help solve this issue? Where is the little setting that would cause this problem? I wish I could provide more info but I'm not currently at work as it's 1:49 in the morning. The keyboards are also extremely filthy but that's a whole other story.

I can't understand this and it really annoys me.

It's strange to see games released for macOS (which is quite similar to Unix) but not for Linux.

For example: Hearthstone is available on Android, macOS, Windows, and others, but Linux gets left out. YES for ANDROID, which is based on the linux kernel, but not for linux? WTF?

And then there's League of Legends, another favorite game, which is available for macOS but completely ignores Linux, with no plans for a Linux release. And even some cases banning users if you playing under linux.

Developer only need to press one extra button to compile their game for Linux. So, why do game developers overlook Linux, especially when they release their games for macOS?

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I want to move to Linux because Microsoft sucks. I want a light weight OS without all the fancy bobs and whistles that can run: Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 1,2,3. The most video game coverage possible. How should I go about doing this?

I’ve been using Linux for a while and have tried to understand how package versioning works. At some point, I decided I would just pick a distro I like and stop worrying about having the "latest" software versions. I told myself, “If I can’t have it, maybe I shouldn’t care.” Like the “sour grapes” mindset.

But then I saw a post on Reddit where someone asked if a Linux distro (for example, Kubuntu) is good for gaming. Since it’s user-friendly and polished, I suggested the latest Kubuntu. Someone replied: “Why are you recommending a distro with 6-month-old software for gaming?” And honestly, it made me stop and think.

I realized:
I do care about having the latest versions of stable software — not beta, not alpha — just up-to-date, stable releases. On Windows, if I use Winget, Scoop, or Chocolatey, I almost always get the latest stable version, even if I’m on an older version of Windows. Same for macOS. Unless a piece of software explicitly drops support for an OS version, I can always use the latest release.

But in Linux, particularly with Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• You’re stuck with the version that came with your distro’s release.

• Even if there’s a new stable version upstream, you don’t get it unless you use PPAs, Flatpaks, Snaps, AppImages, or compile from source.

• And even then, that experience often feels clunky and fragmented.

So here’s my genuine confusion and question:
If Ubuntu (or other “user-friendly” distros) care about end users, why don’t they separate system software and user applications like Windows/macOS does?

Let the system remain stable, but allow users to get the latest versions of apps they care about (like VS Code, Firefox, Blender, Discord, etc.) without jumping through hoops.

Yes, there are distros like Arch that give you the latest of everything — but they require a ton of manual setup and constant maintenance. That’s not realistic for someone who just wants a polished, productive desktop experience like Windows or macOS.

I know Linux is about choice — so why doesn’t there seem to be a distro that’s stable, user-friendly, and gives you the latest apps out of the box?

Is there something I’m missing? Is there a distro that fits this mindset? Or is this just a fundamental limitation of how most Linux distributions work?

🧠 Important note:
This post is in no way an insult, rant, or expression of anger toward the Linux community or Linux itself. I’m not attacking anyone or anything. I genuinely want to understand how things work in the Linux world and why this model is the way it is. I respect Linux deeply — in fact, I use it regularly in virtual machines and keep experimenting with it all the time.

This is a sincere question driven by curiosity and a desire to learn and better understand the ecosystem. ❤️🐧

One of the reasons I and many others left Windows, the straw that broke the camels back for me was the sudden obsession with forcing AI onto me. I did the whole disable copilot thing but it didn't fix it all because the backend kept feeling more sluggish and buggy, mirroring exactly what I see from AI in the front with it ruining our socials and destroying a lot of art and music.

Now I'm seeing a lot of developers allow AI code in the backend. Many projects I still use have openly admitted the use of tools like Claude Code but I have no idea if I am even comfortable with it, I lean no but I have no idea what it is even changing so I'm not sure what to do. I've been so cynical and worried. After seeing what happened to Windows, and seeing what these models do in public, I'm just worried for the future. I can't trust that the AI in the backend won't just hallucinate and ruin everything it touches. If this is what we see when it's given full public presence, I have no idea how it could suddenly turn into a useful tool in private. The Copilot/Windows thing turning a perfectly good start menu into laggy hell. I never liked the web search but at least the animation when opening used to be fluid... how can I trust that in an open source devs hand it is used better than on Windows where there is a far bigger audience relying on it to work? How can I trust it not to mess everything up when what we see in public with art and frontend is 99% slop garbage? Do I need to run away to the BSDs for protection, or can I be rest assured that everything will be okay?

And if anyone is wondering, I'm not trolling, I'm legitimately confused and worried and scared for the future. I would like, if not reassurance and validation, a way to move forward without feeling like the sky is falling on all things in software and backend development. I don't know how to solve it. All I know is I can't trust these tools when the stuff that we see in public is so horrible.

I recently started to learn Linux and I'm looking for the most obscure or entertaining ways to make Linux break or delete itself. Something better than rm -rf. Also looking at how this works on different distributives

Hey guys, I know it's a controversial topic but lately, with Bryan Lunduke's video and other videos and articles, the question of desktop Linux coming to its end started to bother me a little.

Just wanna see your thoughts on the topic.

Because I've tried Linux and liked it but the noise that Linux gonna die makes me question - is it worth it switching to Linux now?

Distro competition day 1

How tf does this even work? Is the PC using the USB as ram? or as ROM idek what questions to ask, please point me to a good source to learn or give me an explanation. Thanks!

Why is android so prone to viruses and much more unsafe to use than destop linux, even though both use linux kernel?

Almost every software on github is being tested first on Ubuntu. Documentation and install guides are almost always present. Ive tried arch, fedora, manjaro and cant say the same really except arch. Also nvidia driver installations was a bit frustrating ngl. Im not a ubuntu fan or anything but uhy u use anther distro really? Im on fedora now and probably gonna switch back to ubuntu.

Like, should I only be looking for people who use the same distro as me? What about people who use Mac or Windows?

I've had honestly enough of arch linux, i just wanna switch to something that just works, not something that will error my ass, preferably something based on debian but can also be any distro that doesn't require to install using the command line and isn't hard to mantain. Thanks.

edit: i decided to dual boot fedora and arch, thanks for suggestions

Perhaps I'm a bit naive but how is - Age Verification - going to work?

How does the OS know who of many users is actually on the machine? And do you have to Age Log In every time, or simply register once?

When you Age Register, are then the sole owner and user of that machine, if so how does that make sense. Few machines have a single sole user.

Also, how about School Computers that have dozens of user per day? How is that going to work?

And who is going to store all this - Age - information, and who is going to assure that this information is Secure, and who is going to accept the liability when that information is breached?

This is what happens when you let clueless Fascist try to write Laws.

If is the Foremost and Best Age Verification method - PARENTS WHO ACTIVELY PARENT THEIR KIDS RATHER THAN AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

But then, you already knew that.

Currently using DGX OS (Ubuntu) on unified memory DGX Spark and I cannot for the life of me figure out how much memory is used on my machine!

I run htop and get these three memory numbers: VIRT(ual) RES(ident) and SHR(shared) memory usage but have no idea how to interpret them. On Windows and Mac the task managers show easy to interpret numbers.

In a practical sense what I care about how much memory will be freed if I kill a process? I can't seem to get a sorted list of the biggest offenders like I could with by listing largest files/folders.

Additionally, htop doesn't show RAM usage from virtual machines!!

Ideally there is a CLI utility which shows a sorted list of the worst offenders. Does anyone know of something like this?

I don't feel I should need to do math or run multiple commands to figure out how much RAM my machine is using.