• 20 days

    Motherfucker… I’ve learned all of these the hard way over my first decade with Linux - 2005-2015. Would’ve been nice to have read this. 😂

    Don’t suffer from Shiny New Stuff Syndrome

    Gold.

  • Alternatively, intentionally loosen the precautions, at least at first, seeing how the system ticks. Then, when things start getting unstable, make a new clean install of the system and do it all over again, but with the previous issues already in mind so you can avoid them.

    Iirc there’s a saying that only those who fall know how to stand up. If you can afford the time investment, it’s a golden opportunity to learn.

    • I think bugs from library \ version incompatibilities are often hard to recognize.

      If you are a long-term Windows user, you already know what it looks like - it is called “DLL Hell”.

  • 20 days

    Don’t tell me what to do. It’s my system, I’ll break it if I want!