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[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Once, 2ish years ago I think by now? I was trying to clean up all the shit I installed to compile something because it wasnt available on apt, had a repository, or had a .deb (I was on ubuntu at the time).

I mistyped something and ended up removing Python. Got no warning, no red text, no nothing. It just uninstalled it as if it was nothing.

I rebooted, and learned that a lot of fucking shit depends on python. because I no longer had a DE and could only boot into a terminal. after 2 hours of trying to unfuck it, I just used a live cd to save what files I could and reinstalled.

Oh, and I never got the program compiled and working. and never tried again on the fresh install. I dont even remember what it was now. Something for gaming, probably.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The great advantage of Linux is the freedom to do as you please, but it also assumes that you know what you are doing. Windows also allows you to do everything, but only if you ignore the hysterical attacks of the System, but you must also know what you are doing.

[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

an OS should never assume the user knows what its doing, cause users are idiots, even the smart ones. especially the smart ones. lol

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, thats the difference, Linux assume that the user knows exactly what he's doing, Windows assume that the user is a Banjoplaying Redneck.

[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

an OS should never assume the user knows what its doing, cause users are idiots, even the smart ones. especially the smart ones. lol

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The ability to shoot yourself in the foot is great, but you have to remember that Unix is a gleeful imp holding a monkey paw and makes book on the side with his friend the evil genie.

Here's a shotgun, go bonkers. Foot is that way. Don't forget to sudo.

[–] Gentoo1337@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's why gentoo is the best

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is why I use Aptitude and review all proposed changes (other than straight package upgrades) before proceeding. Blindly running stuff like apt full-upgrade is crazy to me.