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[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 52 points 10 months ago

I thought the point of Linux was not doing this every year like with Windows?

[-] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago

Realistically you don't have to if you're not constantly tinkering, but if you're changing a lot of low-level stuff without knowing what you're doing, you have the ability to break things. If you don't know how to fix them, then it's easier to just reformat. Basically it's a skill issue lol.

[-] eletes@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

I've broke things often and had to reinstall a lot because I didn't know what I was doing. Still kinda don't know, but do y'all recommend anyways to learn the knowledge?

Like I could probably read through man pages but I want something that shows how everything builds on each other to fill any gaps I'm missing

[-] jozep@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I would recommend reading the manuals yes. Their are many manuals and not all are equal. The man pages can feel a bit strange as they list everything the software can do. To learn I found the archwiki to be better. (Also info manuals but many people are weirded out by the controls used to read these.)

Also don't blame yourself for reinstalling if you mess up. It's normal especially if you need the computer to actually work in a timely fashion

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