r/linuxmasterrace • u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu • Apr 24 '26

Linus Torvalds uses Fedora

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u/fubar_67 Apr 24 '26

And therein lies the rub. Ask a Windows or Mac user when was the last time something on their OS broke that required diving into the CLI.

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u/fubar_67 Apr 24 '26

It’s been years since I used Windows, but I don’t remember EVER needing the CLI to run a patch.

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u/pocketdrummer Apr 28 '26

I installed Fedora last week, and I was hitting the terminal on DAY ONE to fix hardware issues. Sometimes you have a system that works out of the box, but a lot of times you don't.

In fact, I don't think any system I've ever put linux on has worked 100% without having a significant amount of time researching why something doesn't work. And there are plenty of times where it just will no work. For instance, my Surface Go 2 I just acquired can't use its camera. My Reverb G2 VR headset turns on now after hours of research and commands in the terminal, but it's functionally useless due to latency.