Sorry, some bullshit server problems. Back online now.

This has been happening often when trying to open the site

Steven W wrote: 2026-01-24 21:21 This has been happening often when trying to open the site

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Yes, it's a bit my bad! Some server problems I had to figure out but it should be more stable from today. (Running Fedora 43 now! )

Oh, haha!

Ignore my post in the screenshot thread, I forgot where I posted.

I saw your post about Win11. Seems gone now...

I agree with you about Windows. Not so sure about the AI thing. Admittedly only used Gooble's 'AI'. I call it 'reddit-regurgitator'. In other words, basically useless. Are you using something else?

Steven W wrote: 2026-01-24 21:40 Oh, haha!

Ignore my post in the screenshot thread, I forgot where I posted.

No worries, I moved it into support thread.

Steven W wrote: 2026-01-24 21:40 I saw your post about Win11. Seems gone now...

I agree with you about Windows. Not so sure about the AI thing. Admittedly only used Gooble's 'AI'. I call it 'reddit-regurgitator'. In other words, basically useless. Are you using something else?

The post was in Fool's design, stupid fucking thing, TWICE it wiped my post, server problem and I accidentally restored a backup. I'm idiot. Can't be arsed to rewrite it a third time though.

Grok is simply amazing. ChatGPT is ok too but for tech stuff, Linux help etc., oh man, Grok is just master. ZERO help needed from ANYONE ANYMORE, EVER. My friend switched from Windows to Linux just with the help of Grok. From boot issues to weirdest driver stuff, Grok fixed it ALL AND SOME. Simply amazing.

! wrote: 2026-01-25 00:57 From boot issues to weirdest driver stuff, Grok fixed it ALL AND SOME. Simply amazing.

Heh, that post I made talking about pure Intel hardware, well that's part of my reasoning.You know, making sure it 'just works'. Using Grok requires an X account?

Google should start paying attention too. Perhaps be more concerned about improving ChromeOS/ChromeOS Flex/Android than shoving "artificial Intelligence" everywhere. You know, take a lesson from what's going on with Microslop. Also, perhaps those that have such a raging hard-on for Reddit should be shown the door.

Hopefully I'll phrase this right. Were you in a position to select any distro that you wanted or were you give a selection of some.
If the former, did you consider Rocky?

https://rockylinux.org/

Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®. Rocky Linux is under intensive development by the community.

bug-for-bug compatible

Steven W wrote: 2026-01-25 02:43

! wrote: 2026-01-25 00:57 From boot issues to weirdest driver stuff, Grok fixed it ALL AND SOME. Simply amazing.

Heh, that post I made talking about pure Intel hardware, well that's part of my reasoning.You know, making sure it 'just works'. Using Grok requires an X account?

Google should start paying attention too. Perhaps be more concerned about improving ChromeOS/ChromeOS Flex/Android than shoving "artificial Intelligence" everywhere. You know, take a lesson from what's going on with Microslop. Also, perhaps those that have such a raging hard-on for Reddit should be shown the door.

Yes, I have two junk accounts there that I switch between because you get 20 free questions per 2 hours. You just have to try this, it's great! It's Google killer, forums killer, help killer, all jobs killer! LOL!

Google is dead just like Microsoft, they just don't know it yet. I don't know if you heard about it but there is a new "operating system" coming out that's not OS at all. It's all 100% A.I. generated on the fly, whatever you want, from apps to all things, it will generate it with A.I., so means, you can have any kind of setup you want, any look, any app, any anything, it will be generated. The same with games, generative A.I. games coming.

But until then, Linux mixed with Grok is great!

Honestly, it's not fully possible to switch to Linux without A.I. help because then it would mean to run to forums and chase people around (rude Linux community ) and then wait for answers and what not but with for example Grok, ask a question, goes out search 40-60 websites in seconds and adds logic on top of it, not only helps you with the question, you get explanation and also extra recommendations and whatnot. In just one answer, you save not just hours but DAYS of research on anything.

Of course, all A.I. is kind'a good now but IMHO, Grok is the best for tech stuff.

Steven W wrote: 2026-01-26 01:50 Hopefully I'll phrase this right. Were you in a position to select any distro that you wanted or were you give a selection of some.
If the former, did you consider Rocky?

https://rockylinux.org/

Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®. Rocky Linux is under intensive development by the community.

bug-for-bug compatible

About hardware, I agree, for now Intel + Nvidia is the least headache kind'a deal but if you are a gamer, AMD is nice too.

As for distros, well, I don't have a PC, but a friend moved from Windows to Linux (and also helps with hosting) so I was a bit involved in the whole thing, watching etc., also I like reading and watching so I read a lot about distros and also of course checked with Grok. The main reason, as you said, stability, which is Fedora IMHO, because big old corporation is behind it. Arch is nice but waaay too messy, Linux Mint and Ubuntu and CatchyOS and all those are alright but Linus Torvalds himself uses Fedora too because "it just works". Rocky seems very cool actually but it's "too new" in my opinion, I worry it disappears. If you are looking for something stable, mature but also "updated", I would definitely go with Fedora. I think Fedora is a bit more "freshly updated" than Rocky or CentOS stuff, but I think Fedora, Rocky, CentOS Stream, all basically Redhat, so I would say yeah, they are probably all very good and stable but it seems to me that Fedora is more "complete".

Also GNOME is just yuck vomit, it's a zombie mix of MacOS and Android and Windows, it's very nasty to me. I can't stand to look at it even for a few seconds. It has basically zero customizable options. But Fedora (KDE Plasma workstation) with KDE 6, it's EXACTLY the Windows we all wanted and never really got. It's SO GOOD, looks very good, doesn't fight you and it's between bleeding edge of Arch and shitty staleness of Debian so you got a very good balance of new modern functions. Network works, sound works, bluetooth stuff work, external monitor, Nvidia drivers, all very nicely working. On top of that, Steam is running smoothly as well running most of Windows games no problems and even with better FPS sometimes.

Granted, my friend's laptop is a beast, an Intel 14700HX with 96GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4070 but at the same time, it's impressive how Fedora (or Linux rather) now handles all modern hardware no problems. It even can connect to external NTFS / BitLocker volumes without ANY extra addons! Just that one amazed me! I expected Linux to be a lot of headache, but really, it wasn't.

Again though, it was smooth because of Grok's help. Of course, all issues could be "googled" but Grok did it in SECONDS instead of hours or days or searching manually. I mean it, Grok solved the hardest strangest most hidden and a "shitshow hell to solve" problems IN LITERALLY SECONDS.

From mounting network drives as actual drives to weird sound crackle issues to yeah, you name it, Grok fixed it and not in hours, but in SECONDS.

Grok gave moving from Windows to Linux the kind of speed that can only best be described in an American way and no other way... which is... Yeeeeeaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihaaaaaaaaa...



Added some Grok magic:

CentOS / RHEL family comparison - 2026 (plain text)
Grok even knows I need quick answers sometimes to adds for me:

30-second choice guide:
- Want max stability + RHEL compatibility? → Rocky Linux
- Develop/test for future RHEL? → CentOS Stream
- Modern desktop / dev workstation? → Fedora
- Need official Red Hat support & certs? → Pay for RHEL



Bottom line for me is, Fedora works best for desktop and gaming use (Steam etc.). On server side, probably Rocky nicer.

Just one but BIG addendum: ALWAYS use CloneZilla (or RescueZilla) to make a clone of system when you do updates or settings change or moving from Windows, this way, there is always a way back in case things break. Just keep a USB handy to boot CloneZilla or RescueZilla (I prefer CZ but RZ is easier) and revert back the drive. I know BTRFS has snapshots but that's too messy too unstable IMHO. Easiest is to just clone the entire system. Just put the EFI and / partitions in smaller partitions in start of the disk, then you can have like a /data partition for rest of the disk for your apps and photos or whatnot, this way, you can revert the entire system easily without messing with your actual files when or if things break. Then without fear, you can mess about with the system. BUT MAKE SURE TO TEST THE RESTORE a few times so you are 100% that it actually reverts and works.

I'd say if you're going for absolute rock-solid stability, Nvidia should be avoided like the plague, but that's just me.