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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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it's a sad day, the first time i competely fucked my computer (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i tried to get kde plasma on my fedora, when i booted it up there was just a black screen. i couldn't type any commands either, it was toast

thankfully i've got windows dual booted because i'm a filthy gamer-gulag who uses it for vr games. unfortunately windows doesn't let me see my linux drive's files so all of my personal files are unrecoverable.

thankfully i think the most i had on my computer was my music (yt-dlp is so easy i can get it all back in 30 minutes tops) and a few files from some project i was working on, sucks but not worth spending hours troubleshooting. oh well.

on the bright side, i'm RETVRN-ing to my old reliable, linux mint with xfce. i'll miss hot corner and the other niceties that gnome has but xfce will be a bit more comfortable for me.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

You could simply switch to a virtual TTY with CTRL+ALT+ARROW KEYS

Second, you are not special because you use Linux. You are not trash because you use Windows. At the end of the day we are all just slowly moving to more open solutions like Linux because they are better.

Just a side note but you should not install two different desktops at the same time. Best practice is to do a fresh install with a clean home but you also can install KDE and remove gnome though dnf groups.