How to Turn Windows into Linux


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just wasted a minute and 24 seconds watching that....it's not really funny but rather stupid imo, who would do that anyway?

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I was actually laughing -- until however -- How is Linux = Communist -- would have thought maybe since all are not the same that would not be linux

In mother Russia Linux installs gnu (you)?

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I was actually laughing -- until however -- How is Linux = Communist -- would have thought maybe since all are not the same that would not be linux

Yeah,

That's where the humor ended!!

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Ironic how the Video is in Comic Sans, yet thats not a free font provided by any Linux distro without installing mscoretypefonts. Otherwise. Fail.

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Looks like some people in this thread need to apt-get install humor.tar.gz

Oh, I get it now - y so srys bout *nix / *nux?

After all of the supposedly-humorous videos slamming Microsoft, someone comes up with a funny *nix / *nux vid and the FOSSies get cranky?

It's only 14 stair-steps up from the basement, Melvin!

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Obviously made by someone too ****ing stupid to realize that those shorter command names come from UNIX, which actually predates DOS by oh, about a decade.

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Obviously made by someone too ****ing stupid to realize that those shorter command names come from UNIX, which actually predates DOS by oh, about a decade.

What does that have to do with shortening the DOS Commands to be more UNIX Like?

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The video would be funny if it wasn't based on ignorant misconceptions and clinched stereotypes:

1. Argument: Linux doesn't use file extensions.

Rebuttal: Most mime based desktop environments, including Gnome, KDE, and XFCE, use file extensions to associate different types of files with specific programs. Even the example provided, a .dll (dynamic shared library) has an equivalent file with an extension in Linux - .so, or .la for statically linking. Moreover, configuration files also often have a .conf extension.

2. Argument: Linux doesn't have a registry.

Rebuttal: Like having a registry is a good thing? LOL. The registry is the bane of Windows, and most applications store configuration files in the ApplicationData directories anyway. In Linux, data, program, shared, and configuration files tend to be highly organised based on standard locations such as /usr/bin, /usr/share/ApplicationDir/Data, /etc/init.d/ | /etc/rc.d/ and so on. The Autotools for instance provide a simple mechanisms to do with your program.

Where does the application data get stored in Windows? It could be in the registry, in the AppData for a single user, all users, or the Program Files directories, or even in C:\. It's a stab in the dark unless you know specifically where the app installs the files. With a Linux package manager, I can easily find all installed application files. And any which are generated at run time are only stored in a handful of standardised directories.

Beginning with a dot makes the file hidden. No great mystery there. Ending in 'd' usually signifies a daemon or something related in one. Once you know the names in Linux, they appear very standardised.

3. Argument: Linux fonts appear jagged

Rebuttal: If you use a bad font or no hinting/antialising, it will appear jagged on any platform, including Windows.

I use Candara with slight hinting and RGBA antialiasing, and mine aren't jagged at all, unless of course you get close enough, at which point any font gets jagged/blurred due to being composed of pixels.

4. Argument: Linux file systems pretend to be case sensitive.

Rebuttal: They are case sensitive, no pretending involved. Just like when you type in a password, it's usually case sensitive. It affords Linux greater flexibility. It's well known that *nix file systems are superior to Windows' NTFS.

And the rest? Well it's just mindless nonsense from a clueless Windows user (the person who made the video, not all Windows users).

Obviously made by someone too ****ing stupid to realize that those shorter command names come from UNIX, which actually predates DOS by oh, about a decade.

+1

And for someone who is typing cli commands all day, shorter, and well established commands greatly reduce the amount of typing required. But the guy who made the video was probably weaned on Windows GUI's and therefore wouldn't appreciate using a real terminal :).

And if someone really wants to, they can just add a bash alias for the same exact Windows dos commands in ~/.bashrc , though why anyone would want to make themselves less productive is beyond me.

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