What are some of the easiest ways for a beginner to make their system untable when they start tinkering with it?

  • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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    21 days ago

    Ahaha. That hurts.

    Pro-Tip: Even if you don’t program in Python, it might be necessary for several of your applications.

    • Churbleyimyam@lemm.eeOP
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      20 days ago

      New linux user goes online to find out how to list installed packages in the terminal. Starts removing the ones they don’t recognise.

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        19 days ago

        Yeah that was me a bunch of years ago, thinking I’d cut the unnecessary dependencies from my system.
        I learned they were not so unnecessary.

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      21 days ago

      Ah yes, I’ve made that mistake, too.
      Also, going through Synaptic and deleting everything you don’t know.