A bit over a year ago, Luke and Linus of Linus Tech Tips attempted to daily drive Linux for a month on their personal gaming rigs. The results were less than glamorous. Ironically, despite crediting himself for being "tech savvy", Linus repeatedly demonstrated that he has next to no intuition when it comes to software, and this arrogance would cause him to make a great many silly mistakes over the course of this challenge. His genuine ignorance, on the other hand, reveals how silly and unintuitive Linux often actually is, even by the standards of battle-scarred Linux users. This compilation is intended to cut both ways; by offering insight into how users can improve their Linux experience, as well as how Linux can improve it's user experience.
Note: I wanted to include the Twitter anecdote about developing for Linux, but I dropped it because it impacted the pace of the video too much.
@LinusTechTips' Daily Driver Challenge:
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Part 1: Installing a Distro |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0506yDSgU7M
14:52 - Part 2: Streaming Gameplay |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E8IGy6I9Wo
26:50 - Part 3: 12 Simple Tasks |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtsglXhbxno
38:18 - Part 4: Conclusion |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlg4K16ujFw
Youtubers by order of appearance:
@gardiner_bryant
@BrodieRobertson
@michael_tunnell
@SomeOrdinaryGamers
@PaV_Live
@niccoloveslinux
@ChrisTitusTech
@TechHut
@TheLinuxCast
Correction (@
16:43): It has been pointed out that distros could easily include bash aliases which could functionally inform the user "Hey, you should probably be using [pacman], ya dunce." if they attempt to use a common command for a non-native package manager.
Check out my Reaction Supercut of The Verge's $2000 PC Build:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2Scfj4FZk