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Linux Myths (linux-myths.pages.dev)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by bsergay@discuss.online to c/linux@programming.dev

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Linux Myths

A compilation of linux myths and misconceptions, busted and explained

Purpose

To catalog and provide useful responses to common linux misconceptions and myths. To serve as a useful reference for new and old users alike.

I'm not affiliated with the website or its creator(s).

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[–] Ooops 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"One of the primary arguments for manually installing and configuring your system is that it will teach you a lot about linux and operating systems in general. While there is a small grain of truth to this, it's incredibly misleading. [...] A significant drawback of the "manual means advanced" slogan is that it creates a narrative that is precisely the opposite of the truth. Computing is about automation, and advanced users are those who write software or use existing software to make their computing lives more painless."

Sure... and how exactly is one aquiring the "expertise to automate" when they never actually did it manually to know what to automate?