Thank You, Linux and Linux Community
2026-05-12 16:32 UTC
Replies (13)
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@gurty@lemmy.world 2026-05-12 17:23
I have revived two old computers back from being utterly unusable thanks to Linux. Thats two less sitting wasted in a landfill somewhere.
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@taiyang@lemmy.world 2026-05-12 17:30
You know what, I double that sentiment. The Linux community definitely helped me make the switch too, even if not by DMs. I still have issues with an Nvidia card computer I own, but all my other machines work just fine and I simply like it more. I’m sure my card will come around sooner or later anyway.
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@eldavi@lemmy.ml 2026-05-12 17:09
i’m coming at this realization from the opposite direction; my experience w linux made me believe you had to be VERY disciplined about your hardware purchases or you’re stuck having something that doesn’t work until you fix it. so i’ve spent the last decade buy linux-first laptops – aka generic tier laptops with mac laptop price tags. i needed a new laptop and my circumstances forced me to buy a cheap/off-brand windows-first laptop and i was dreading having to fix whatever didn’t work like i had to do circa 2002; but no, it’s just worked. the people of lemmy made me realize this and wo them, i would be stuck trying to do my thing on broken hardware.
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@ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2026-05-12 18:15
Great story … thanks for sharing
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@SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2026-05-12 20:47
Enjoy it while you can. AI, Wayland and Rust-coded MIT libraries will change the landscape of the Linux ecosystem very soon and irreversibly.
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@agentTeiko@piefed.social 2026-05-12 22:45
Honestly this should be a weakly or monthly thread of just telling stories of the times someone from the community helped you or you helped someone with an issue.
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@Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 2026-05-13 00:19
As a long time linux user it makes me so happy its serving you well! ☺️☺️ I hope it continues to!
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@downhomechunk@midwest.social 2026-05-13 01:21
You’re welcome!
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@IratePirate@feddit.org 2026-05-13 05:04
Win10 at some point stopped recognizing my beloved FiiO E10 USB headphone amp despite it supposedly being class-compliant. Nothing I did could get any Windows machine to recognize it Well, you should just have upgraded to Win 11 and asked Copilot about it. *runs away in maniacal laughter, with a band of angry neckbeards in pitchforked pursuit*
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@vandsjov@feddit.dk 2026-05-13 09:27
It took me a while before making the jump with the home laptop. I had tried several times since 2004 but always had some issues with WiFi or graphics. With Debian 12 I heard good stuff so when Debian 13 was released I installed it and no issues whatsoever. But I will say some of the forums I visited back in the days where not as friendly as now. RTFM was a common thing you got thorn in the face when you had issues - and the manual did not always work.
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@chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2026-05-13 03:24
Lemmy also pushed me into trying Linux about 2 years ago and I also ended up on Aurora. Aurora has a pretty small user base, but it’s nice.
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@daggermoon@lemmy.world 2026-05-13 14:02
Welcome to the club!
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@Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 2026-05-13 07:43
