Uber-nerd: "What operating system you using?"
Nerd: "Linux, of course."
Uber-nerd: "DON'T CALL IT LINUX, IT'S GNU/LINUX, LINUX IS JUST THE KERNEL THAT USES THE GNU-LICENSED blah blah blah..."
*Nerd punches uber-nerd in face*
Nerd: "Shut up."
Nerd: "Linux, of course."
Uber-nerd: "DON'T CALL IT LINUX, IT'S GNU/LINUX, LINUX IS JUST THE KERNEL THAT USES THE GNU-LICENSED blah blah blah..."
*Nerd punches uber-nerd in face*
Nerd: "Shut up."
by Aqua_Mann March 24, 2008
A GNU/Linux distro for insecure teenagers who desperately need to prove to themselves that they're l33t. Arch users (archtards) are firm believers in The Archtard Way, which dictates that editing configuration files by force is the path to l33tness (see gentoo), even if all they're doing is directly following instructions from the Arch wiki.
Having installed Arch, one of the first rites of passage for the Archtard is to visit the Ubuntu forums and irc channels. Archtards love Ubuntu, because it's one of the few communities where they feel they can assert their l33tness without being laughed at. They like to offer insightlful solutions such as "u should install arch if u really want to learn linux", or to point out how n00b the Ubuntu distro is, even though they were using Ubuntu last week.
Having installed Arch, one of the first rites of passage for the Archtard is to visit the Ubuntu forums and irc channels. Archtards love Ubuntu, because it's one of the few communities where they feel they can assert their l33tness without being laughed at. They like to offer insightlful solutions such as "u should install arch if u really want to learn linux", or to point out how n00b the Ubuntu distro is, even though they were using Ubuntu last week.
(clueless ubuntu user) how do i add myself to the plugdev group?
(ex-ubuntu user, now archtard) dude, I don't know, you should install arch linux.
Archtard quandary:
(archtard) Can u suggest any services I can disable to optimizize my system some more? I want to get rid of some bloatware so KDE runs faster.
Typical conversation between archtards:
(archtard #1) fluxbox > gnome
(archtard #2) fvwm > fluxbox
... and so on.
(ex-ubuntu user, now archtard) dude, I don't know, you should install arch linux.
Archtard quandary:
(archtard) Can u suggest any services I can disable to optimizize my system some more? I want to get rid of some bloatware so KDE runs faster.
Typical conversation between archtards:
(archtard #1) fluxbox > gnome
(archtard #2) fvwm > fluxbox
... and so on.
by alandente December 1, 2009
A popular GNU-Linux distribution with the GNOME desktop environment. Partnered up with Canonical, Ubuntu is a really good operating system for your computer/laptop/netbook/tablet.
Person 1: Hey! I just got Ubuntu Linux!
Person 2: Woah, that looks really ninja, like totally man!
Person 1: Yeah, I guess
Person 2: How much is that?
Person 1: Oh, it's free.
Person 2: WTF.
Person 2: Woah, that looks really ninja, like totally man!
Person 1: Yeah, I guess
Person 2: How much is that?
Person 1: Oh, it's free.
Person 2: WTF.
by Metro4151 November 30, 2011
These linux zealots don't know anything; they're just trying to act like something they're not, probably for attention or because they think it makes them look cool.
by Bob Theman November 7, 2004
Why We Say We Use Linux: Privacy, Open Source, Free Software, Software Freedom, "iT pUtS mE iN cHaRgE oF mY cOmPuTeR"
Why We Actually Use Linux: so i can make my computer look like r/unixporn
Why We Actually Use Linux: so i can make my computer look like r/unixporn
Linux users are a group of computer software geeks that use open source software because its better.
by /bin/urmom/ April 20, 2022
A fan of the Linux operating system stereotyped to be a geek because of the need to memorise hundreds if not thousands of commands to actually use the computer.
They are usually very defensive of their operating system and hate Windows users and Mac addicts alike.
They are usually very defensive of their operating system and hate Windows users and Mac addicts alike.
Windows user: I'm just going to play Rome:Total War now
Mac user: I think I'll edit some photos or create a movie perhaps
Linux geek: I can't play games or edit photos. I'll entertain myself memorising some cryptic commands - that will help me succeed in life
Mac user: I think I'll edit some photos or create a movie perhaps
Linux geek: I can't play games or edit photos. I'll entertain myself memorising some cryptic commands - that will help me succeed in life
by Dan1456 February 2, 2008
The compulsive desire of telling people what os you use and why your data is so "important".
Symptoms include:
Constantly reminding everyone you use linux
Unhealthy obsession with open source
Never ending usage of console
Hatred for every OS that isn't linux
Talking about "kernel"
Constantly trying to convert people to linux
Possible treatments include:
Buying a windows license for the linux user
Destroying linux user's ego by explaining that you don't share their interest in the OS.
Using windows or mac in front of them and explaining why the features are great
Explaining why linux user's data is not important to the government.
Symptoms include:
Constantly reminding everyone you use linux
Unhealthy obsession with open source
Never ending usage of console
Hatred for every OS that isn't linux
Talking about "kernel"
Constantly trying to convert people to linux
Possible treatments include:
Buying a windows license for the linux user
Destroying linux user's ego by explaining that you don't share their interest in the OS.
Using windows or mac in front of them and explaining why the features are great
Explaining why linux user's data is not important to the government.
by badcodehash June 15, 2021