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    [–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

    I don't care if settings are done by GUI or terminal, I just want clear and concise descriptions for specific settings and not a condescending "go read the man pages you fucking noob". I've been fucking with Linux for over a decade now; a lack of clear documentation is not my problem, and at this point is unacceptable.

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

    go read the man pages you fucking noob

    And when you actually go and read the man page, it says some shit like "Some of these options are not fully documented. For an accurate description of their functionality, consult the source code"

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

    Recursive comments

    [–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    Especially when the settings are named the same/similar as other apps but do different things

    Just fucking comment line quickly what the fucking thing does you dickheads, or use your settings page for more than 3 things and stop hiding everything else in your fucking .YAML (also Stop using .YAML)

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

    YAML is good for scripting services (like docker stacks), but otherwise I agree, stop using it for absolutely everything.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

    I've been fucking with Linux for over a decade now; a lack of clear documentation is not my problem, and at this point is unacceptable.

    Well seems to me that the lack of clear documentation is in fact your problem.

    I mean, fucking around for a decade?!

    : P

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

    Hey, hey - stop that.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    I also wish Linux used a standardized config file format.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

    Sounds like you're gonna love nixos