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

[Ronald Barnes]

Doug Moen wrote on 2025-04-28 08:11:

> I'm impressed with all the customization he did.

Yeah, he's gone further than a lot of long-time Linux users ever go.


Using `systemd-analyze blame` to trim his boot time from ~45s to ~22s 
was impressive.

"On Windows, if my computer is kinda slow, you just kinda deal with 
it... What can you do?"


> I noticed that he has a "riced" laptop running Arch, and a stable 
> desktop running Mint. And he hasn't abandoned Windows, because at 
> 1:34 we see he used Adobe Premier Pro to edit the video.

> I'm confused by his statement that he cancelled his Adobe CC
> licence. My guess is that he keeps his business hardware and
> software (for his Youtube business) separate from his personal
> hardware, probably for tax reasons. So he cancelled his *personal*
> Adobe licence.

Maybe the "you have to pay to not use our software" (until the year long
license expires) has him still using it? (06:25)

"If anything it just made me realize, okay, it's over. I'm never going 
back."

So, he seemed quite determined...


Maybe it was his editor(s) use Adobe and it was not his computer? He 
surely has a team working for him.



He was using OBS on Linux, and KDEnlive seems pretty powerful, so he
might just be partially transitioned.



Dunno. Good catch though.




> So after watching this video, I am thinking of ordering a Framework 
> laptop that I can run experimental bleeding edge Linux software on. 
Ohhh, that's a really fun idea. The recent posts by Mikalai make them 
sound really enticing.