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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Googling an issue and copy pasting the first terminal code you see on the first result.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It looks like the command you're trying to paste contains danger---

yes, yes I know what paste is let gooooo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

[ $[ $RANDOM % 6 ] == 0 ] && rm -rf --no-preserve-root / || echo *Click*

Or a version for pussies:

[ $[ $RANDOM % 6 ] == 0 ] && echo '*You dead*' || echo '*Click*'

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My wifi stopped working

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Googling is so difficult for a Linux noob, and it takes a whole weekend to go through forums looking for solutions and commands to paste. I'm having much more success asking ChatGPT. ChatGPT and the Steam Deck have been the biggest factors in making me use Linux more and more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh wow, why haven't I thought about asking chat gpt? That seems like a good place to start.