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• Same. That was the tribunal through which you gained Linux maturity in the late 90s. RTFM was not a joke, it was a real mantra. On rare occasion, some guru would take pity and walk you through why your system wouldn’t boot anymore. Newsgroups and IRC were the only way to get help, and when no one would help you, you had to help yourself.

  on Wait, there's books and classes on linux? in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 13 Sep 2026

• Also a die hard vim user. Once you get comfortable with it, it’s a very functional tool that will always be there for you, at least in vi form if nothing else.

  on Why nano gets used in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · 10 Aug 2026