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Bourne, Bourne Again Shell

The wheel

skill issue

VLCkeleton

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

woah there, you almost caused a wildfire with that burn

Never met a gay person who judged a someone based on their sexuality, gender or race. Unfortunately that’s what you’re unintentionally doing in your post though.

Also sounds like you got some specific incident in mind, if that’s the case then I’d talk it out with a friend or a therapist.

Didn’t know Facebook boomer memes counted as shitposts

No.

Practice the basics again, simple as that.

keybr.com is a good website to practice your basic typing skills. monkeytype.com can also be helpful for less-basic practice.

Ouch

You have recalled the rule of quantum imaging.

Recall the rule of quantum entanglement.

Recall the rule of the sixth location.

The Ubuntu thing was about them making it opt-out rather than opt-in (so turned on by default), but it’s still nothing malicious and diesn’t collect any personal data. At least that’s how I remember it.

Also Linux doesn’t really have anti-viruses like Windows does (there are a few options for edgecases though). That is because Linux isn’t really targeted by malware developers as much and also Linux is actually designed to be secure.

As for general security tips, number 1 is probably using a password manager (I use a KeePassXC compatible client).

Also be careful with rm -rf. I almost deleted all the files in my home directory once. I have aliased rm to gio trash since.

None of the popular distros will spy on you the way Windows or MacOS do, so privacy shouldn’t be a concern.

As for security, is it malware you fear? Without more specific context, the only thing that can be said for sure is that you should encrypt your drive (most distros will have the option to set that up during installation), and don’t sudo random commands you see on the internet without understanding what they do.

The thing that gets me is that they seem to have a separate machine for each display

pfp checks out

Also before buying a PSU, make sure it’s from a reliable brand, has at least 5 years warranty and then see what the smart people with equipment say about the specific model you’re looking at. PSUCircuit is a good resource for this.