09/19/2024, 8:20 AM
i've always had a passing interest in Linux, but growing up strictly on Windows always made me kind of scared to try and dig my teeth into it. when you've used nothing but one operating system for 20+ years, it's always gonna be kinda hard to make the switch. but last year, i decided, "you know what? i'm gonna commit to this." and got pop!OS installed onto my laptop. my roommate is really knowledgable on this kinda stuff, and she helped me get it running.
cut to almost exactly a year later, and i haven't touched it since. UNTIL NOW. this time i'm actually gonna commit to it, and i'm making this post as a way to hold myself to that. i'm gonna run nothing but pop!OS for the next month (until October 19th, 2024) and see how it goes. now, due to certain Reasons, mostly school related ones, i'll need to switch back over to Windows to run some things, but for everyday purposes it's gonna just be Linux.
that isn't to say i don't already have some thoughts on Linux so far, and i wanna go over that. i really enjoy the versatility and customizability of Linux, it's way less overbearing compared to Windows and it feels very freeing. i've been using some funkier programs too, take for example Newsboat. it's an RSS viewer that you run in your terminal, and it's suuuuper nifty. i'm kind of a sucker for text-only programs, i'm one of those freaks who actually enjoys text-based adventures after all. and SPEAKING of text only programs, Lynx! it's a text only browser that's super low-profile, and i love it to bits. whenever i'm reading something in a browser, i tend to have a bit of trouble just because i get distracted by any extra little thing, so Lynx is actually kinda helpful when i'm reading a big block of text. (hey, if you've got Lynx, try lookin' at the site using it! it's a really cool experience!)
in terms of other things i want to try in the future, i've heard of a Linux only tool for creating TASes, or Tool Assisted Speedruns, called libTAS, which can be used to create TASes of any Linux program. i've had a passing interest in the TAS scene for the past 8 years or so, and i've always wanted to dip my toes into it. (technically i did give it a shot once in 2019 when i made a TAS of Blue Chamber for DS, but... that barely counts.) besides that... i'm not really sure what else i wanna look into yet, i guess i'll just let Linux take me wherever it so desires. if anyone has any suggestions for things i should check out, i'd love to hear it.
anyways, i guess we'll see where i'm at with Linux in about a week or so. hopefully i don't forget about it like last time!