> Be me
> Play a PC game
> Click exit to windows
> Game exits to Linux

Why am I such a huge failure?

@LukeAlmighty I dual boot to this day. But I have a desktop and two laptops by me at all time, and Linux is on at least one. I've considered getting a Macbook or something to round it off, so that all three major bare metal operating systems are literally within arm's reach at any moment.

@NEETzsche
I am slowly trying to transition, but that shit is pointlessly complicated.

@LukeAlmighty I felt the same way about running wine to play vidya but that was years ago. I'm under the impression it's way easier now

@NEETzsche
> Apt install SomeProgram. (Let's say Appache for this example)
> Done.

What do you mean done? Where is it installed? No idea. Where is the setting file for the program? No idea. Is the website inside a folder in the program? Nah you silly, it is in a completely different random folder, that it cannot even read because it's lacking permissions. What disk are these files written on? (that's the point where I have to quit. and so far, the disk question is just... why???)

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@NEETzsche
And yes, I know there is some magical system to it all, but so far, it feels like all the guides are made either academic-level complicated on purpose, or just series of commands to copy-paste without any explanation.

@LukeAlmighty which program should reveal the path of program. man which for more information.

There is a system. Just learn it in tidbits, gradually.

@LukeAlmighty @NEETzsche "info coreutils" (or just check that info page online) is a great guide to the core utilities. if you just skim the manpages for each of those along with the documentation for bash it'll form a framework, then look at documentation for the filesystem layout and the various virtual file systems
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