Say there's no need for Linux when you have WSL (but pronounce it W.S.L.)
this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2026
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Wait, is that a faux pas? Weasel?
- Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
1- No, Windows 11 mains you
2- Yes, ubuntu is much larger than arch
3- We have many ways to install anything
4- No, but neither does Windows, who at Microsoft is troubleshooting your games?
5- Yes! But Windows works much better on linux than linux does on Windows
6- Imagine 30 million lines to fix your last update
4- hey windows actually has a useless troubleshooting wizard, and when cortana gets good enough they might just revive clippy
I miss Clippy. Sure he was obnoxious, but you could tell him to fuck off and he would listen.
#5 is actually true. Install Ubuntu for WSL from the Windows store. WSL is great BTW
That's what makes it so triggering
7 I tried Linux. It didn't work.
- Terrible choice, but if it works for you...
- For some use-cases, sure.
wine program.exe- "Then what have I been playing Pong on all this time?"
- It is, actually. WSL isn't "proper" Linux, but it's there!
- Yeah, imagine...
2. I would treat this as a hypothesis and answer: "Debian"
About 3.:
Thats how to break your wine prefix. Always use either a prefix manager like bottles or at least set your WINEPREFIX= variables
wow this post works!
Yo, that last one though.....
Is Proton a Debian-based distro?
Why use Wine? All it does is emulate Windows.
WSL invalidates Linux's existence.
Linus is the Colonel of Linux.
Linus is the Colonel of Linux.
Love it
I installed Nobara just yesterday and the installer had a game to play
I did some distro hopping, that was impressive to me.
How to piss off a Linux guy in 3 steps:
Step 1: Use Windows
Step 2: Encounter a computer problem and ask the Linux guy for a solution.
Step 3: When they say they don't know Windows, mock them for being so stupid despite staying in the terminal playing pretend hackerman all day.
I had an experience something like that once. The guy snorted at me and said: "I thought you knew about computers". I just stood up and said: "You know, you're absolutely right. Good luck fixing the issue." and I left.
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For three, say "command prompt" instead.
In fairness, several major distros are available on the Microsoft store.
My dating tip?
YY/MM/DD
No love for YYYY-MM-DD?
If you see a date in that format, it's pretty unambiguous.
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Ugh you don't need to write 30 million lines of code to install a browser. You need to compile 30 million lines of code to install a browser. π
Only if you run Gentoo or a fully vegan install from source setup
You get to compile 30 million lines of code to install a browser. :)
Linux doesnβt run Fortnite and thatβs all you need to know about that shovelware.
Just to be clear. You're calling Linux shovelware, right? /s lmfao
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