Skip to main content

in reply to It's FOSS

no. Linux community decently rates or overrates every feature it has which is good but also means there are no underrated features.
This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)
in reply to It's FOSS

Everybody hates on the command line. But if you really want to Get Stuff Done, there's no substitute.
in reply to It's FOSS

Copy & paste by just marking text and using middle mouse button to insert.
in reply to It's FOSS

it's built in C, not python, not rust... Just plain ole, simple C
This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)
in reply to It's FOSS

make menuconfig still works. I always thought that was underrated.
in reply to It's FOSS

Ability to automate anything using bash scripts
in reply to It's FOSS

I really love flatpak. It make easy to discover new software, also really like it's container nature which ensures security.
in reply to It's FOSS

@blogdiva Are we talking about the kernel (init=/bin/sh saved my bacon more than once), or the whole eco system (tiling window managers, obviously)?

Edit: I forgot about the absolute pleasure that package managers are.

This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)
in reply to It's FOSS

i think BASH is ghastly underrated. it should be introduced as the gateway drug to customization of everything in your computer.

@itsfoss

in reply to It's FOSS

No Ads. No gaslighting practices like: - a notification that there is an "ISSUE with your machine" but it was a push to login with a MS account as opposed with a local account. At this point I lost count of the so many obnoxious misleading, underhanded ways MS Windoze behave.

Lo, thar be cookies on this site to keep track of your login. By clicking 'okay', you are CONSENTING to this.