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

[CrankyOldBugger]

I'm still waiting for the Wayland people to come up with a reliable version
of VNC....

On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 at 12:09, Jason Eckert <jason.eckert at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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