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

[Jason Eckert]

Once you go down the rabbit hole of tiling window managers (or better yet -
Wayland compositors), there's no turning back... ;-)

On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 at 04:44, Ronald Barnes via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

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