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Re:Ask HN: How can a intermediate-beginner learn Unix/Linux ... by heavyset_go on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:54PM (#22651666)
> Commit to using, breaking and fixing a Linux desktop to learn quickly. I learned a lot running Debian Unstable back back when men were men and unstable was really unstable; so the 2010s.

Disagree. There's nothing worse than needing to use a machine, but you can't since it's broken because some package maintainer pushed a bad release upstream.

There will be plenty to fix and tweak on any standard desktop or laptop when you install Linux, especially Macs. Might as well use a distro and release channel that let's you get your work done.

IMO, the hours that I wasted learning how to fix XFree86 went to waste.

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Re:Ask HN: How can a intermediate-beginner learn Unix/Linux ... by cyberbanjo on Sunday March 22, 2020 @01:02AM (#22652853)
My machine being broken in various ways pushed me to find workarounds. I would've never gotten as comfortable in emacs or shell without breaking X11 and my login manager so many times
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