[kwlug-disc] PewDiePie switched to Linux and encourages his viewers to do so too

[Ronald Barnes]

> I installed Linux (so should you)
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0
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> 3,213,555 views  1 day ago
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> 13,949 Comments


If you're like me and never watched a PewDiePie video before, this 
should still be very interesting.

He's got 110M subscribers, so this will get quite a few more views in 
the next few days... (3M in *one* day!)


He's switched to Linux, and strongly encourages his > 100,000,000 
YouTube subscribers to join him.


This is great news - about 10 times the number of followers as any tech 
channel. He got famous live-streaming games, so his followers tend to be 
younger.


But what I enjoyed about it is - just how deep he's gotten into it and 
his raw enthusiasm.

He installed Mint, then Arch.


He wanted better performance and shows `systemd-analyze` and 
`systemd-analyze blame` in the terminal.


He advocates in favour of using the terminal.


He skipped from X.org through Wayland to Hyperland.


He loves the tiling window manager on his laptop, and emphasizes that 
when it ran Windows, he hated that hardware, now he loves using it.


He gives examples of how to use `grep`.


He made his own NeoFetch animated ASCII art.


He claims to not be very technical, yet is a hard-core convert, and is 
thoroughly enjoying the experience.

vs LTT (Linus Tech Tips), who tried Linux and foolishly uninstalled his 
desktop, breaking everything.


It's *very* impressive how much he's picked up, and with his reach, this 
could bring more converts than the EOL of Windows 10 + the SteamDeck.



Brodie Robertson covered it (in twice the length of the original):

PewDiePie Made a Linux Ricing Video?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P96qx7cucOg

(and Brodie the Linux tech YouTuber didn't even know about 
`systemd-analyze`)




Some selected comments from PewDiePie's video:

> @ChrisTitusTech
> 5 hours ago
> I'm upset, I've made hundreds of Linux videos and Pewds comes in an makes a better one on his first attempt. Fantastic Video man and way to take the red pill! 



> @grimdrippah
> 1 day ago
> I have to say, writing a bash script just for the sponsor is such a power move I can't do anything but respect it 



> @gustawitresh
> 18 hours ago
> The fact that pewdiepie is out here actually having fun with a computer. Is really fun to watch. You can see the bliss in his eye talking about all this. And this might even lead to more support for linux. Win win 



> @JamesLee
> 19 hours ago (edited)
> Felix got busy learning some l33t terminal skills AND is asking his massive audience to jump on board a wholesome community cause. He deserves some serious hacker internet steet cred.