ive heard some mixed things about ltt so i want to know if theyre actually bad or not

and im not watching them for linux help, i just like the content, but i also dont want to support a bad person

  • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    141·
    15 hours ago

    To be fair the last time I saw Linus try linux, he tried to install steam and the package manager removed the entire desktop environment. This was PopOS, and PopOS clarified in the comments that Linus just so happened to be making the video when there was a big bug in their system. So I don’t fault Linus for being a bit put off

    • eleijeep@piefed.socialEnglish
      156·
      15 hours ago

      It gave him a very visible warning that this will break his system and only to proceed if you know what you’re doing. He pressed yes I know what I’m doing and purged all of the desktop environment packages. You would get the same result on any operating system by disregarding a warning like that.

      • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        6 hours ago

        If you gave a scrolling wall of terminal text to the average PC user and then asked “yes or no”, they will just say “yes”. The point of Linus’s video was “is Linux ready for mainstream”, so his actions were fair imo. Linux users forget how simple using a PC is (or at least was) on Windows and Mac.

        You would get the same result on any operating system by disregarding a warning like that.

        When does Windows or MacOS allow you to purge your desktop environment? They would simply not install the software. They wouldn’t give you the option to break your PC in the first place

      • Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip
        83·
        13 hours ago

        But that should’ve never happened. He did say very clearly that he isn’t going into the challenge as a tech savvy dude but as a naive enter smashing user. That was completely on pop os for even suggesting the option.

        • PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.socialEnglish
          1·
          8 hours ago

          As I recall, it was a transient packaging bug that was fixed within an hour of it occurring, well before the video even aired.

          • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            6 hours ago

            The bug should have never made it to production. Pretty unlucky that one of the biggest tech youtubers caught it on video, but still, not the best look for Linux

      • Fierro@piefed.socialEnglish
        65·
        12 hours ago

        I’ve been told a thousand times that linux and linux gaming were finally easy before getting in, not in a thousand years would I have thought installing steam would kill my whole linux installation.

        Just my two cents. Also I’ve learned that linux people tend to lie through their teeth so I never take them too seriously, the same people that get angry when you criticize linux for difficulty or weirdness will crucify you for installing steam in the exact moment a once in a lifetime bug you couldn’t predict (as a newcomer) kills your os.