i'd rather die than read a man page
this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2026
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There are some useful manual pages I like to use, and there's some that exist just so there's a manual pages
i get that man pages can be useful sometimes but what in the world is that layout, maybe it's just me not getting used to them but why write them in such a hard to understand way?
Did Mom stab herself!? She must represent Microsoft.
If you're a 'new linux user' then your only usecase is opening a browser and thats pretty much it. No PR needed for that lol.
manual? website? all information is on a badly organised slightly hostile discord server
Not even close, Linux users have been creating documentation long before Discord existed, and will continue to do so long after Discord dies. In my experience one of the most consistently great places to learn how to perform various tasks is the Arch Linux Wiki. It's extremely helpful and relevant even if you're not using Arch.
If I were trying to get info about Linux on Discord, I'd probably find myself getting upset too. It's almost like Discord just sucks or something.
my personal experience with trying nobara was like this. i couldnt find info when looking for something
disclaimer: i might just have been to stupid
I have been using Linux for a very long time. My desktop, laptop, and server all have Linux installed. I haven't even seen a Windows system. in almost 10 years. Everyone around me uses Mac. But boy I hate man pages. I hated man pages for so long. I am. sure it's a skill issue but I don't care :)
Great for LLM's though. If someone invents a tldr utility that feeds man pages into a wood chipper LLM that can spit out examples for my exact usage then I will get down on all fours and blow that LLM until it spews out hot white gasoline all down my face and throat and someone tells me to run but I just look at them steadily, holding the LLM's shaft in one hand tightly whilst flicking open a lighter with another, and then grin
A santoku, really?
Where's the "guy, who can't shut up about Neovim"?
Okay, but what the hell is the original lmao
A cover to 'A 3 step guide to starting a new life'
No captions.
Whatever distro you're using is literally the worst one.
I know. I purposely chose Kinonite because once installed, I don't do anything but install a few flatpacks, and then I never need to do anything more. I will never learn anything, nor will I ever need to look at a man page.
The bomb is atomic
Using flatpaks is using Linux wrong
Of course it is! That's why I use them! Well, layering is using atomic distros wrong.
What a weird comment. That's like saying using the window wipers is using the car wrong. Sure you can go without but when your shit crashes because you thought you were cool not using them you learn they serve an important purpose even though it may not be what seems to be the primary goal.
Satire in my satire thread?
It's more likely than you think.
Not only is it the absolute worst, but you're also using it wrong
also you shouldn't use that desktop environment that you prefer
And actually you shouldn't use a desktop environment in the first place as you should be editing all config files manually as well as running your own compositor
$ man kill
$ man wtf
I use Arch, btw. You should have installed Arch too. It crashes sometimes and I got malware a couple of times, but most of the time, if I troubleshoot it just right, it'll show me my desktop. But, hey at least it's at the latest version and has the latest features so I can brag about it. But you should just use Arch, bro. It's the best, bro.
I first installed Linux in 1995, before I had a second computer where I could look for help. Compared to that experience today's situation is paradise. So you won't hear me complain.
Today's linux situation is paradise compared to gaming on windows any time before 2015. I still remember having to keep multiple different nvidia driver installers ready for launching just to match what game I wanted to play.
There was a SoundBlaster Gold card I spent a whole month reading man pages and trying to get it to compile into the kernel.
Those were the days, I tell you. Never again. I'm trying to forget as much as possible.
I've never had to do that and I've used plenty of Nvidia cards, assuming we're talking Windows.
Same here. I don't know wtf that dude had going on.
This man has never played crysis.
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PR are welcome
Frankly if more software was like that we'd have these issues so much better. So many maintainers are so protective that they won't even read a bug fix PR and just close it.
Is there a golden retriever labelled βrandom person on IRC with answers to all questions, writes a driver for you so you do t have to enter that houseβ
Is that you TexStar?
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