Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoLinux user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high notewww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkLinux user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high notewww.gamingonlinux.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI haven’t bricked my computer once running Linux and yet with Windows I have gotten the blue screen of death 3 times and lots of freezes.
minus-squarehellofriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI’ve nuked my bootloader entries a handful of times. I wouldn’t trust a 12yo to know how to fix that. But maybe I’m not giving 12yos enough credit 🤷
minus-squarecuchilloc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWhy the downvote tho? If lil guy wants to brick it, let him.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYou’re using biased phrasing against Linux and no they will not brick their system.
minus-squarecuchilloc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agolmfao but what if he wants to brick it ? Let him!!
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIf they’re going to brick it, it won’t be with Linux, but with a funky UEFI firmware. It’s incredibly hard to brick a computer by installing an OS.
I haven’t bricked my computer once running Linux and yet with Windows I have gotten the blue screen of death 3 times and lots of freezes.
I’ve nuked my bootloader entries a handful of times. I wouldn’t trust a 12yo to know how to fix that. But maybe I’m not giving 12yos enough credit 🤷
Why the downvote tho? If lil guy wants to brick it, let him.
You’re using biased phrasing against Linux and no they will not brick their system.
lmfao but what if he wants to brick it ? Let him!!
If they’re going to brick it, it won’t be with Linux, but with a funky UEFI firmware. It’s incredibly hard to brick a computer by installing an OS.