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Just going to @  you so that I can get your attention. @LinusTech
 
I want to start this off by saying that I've been a subscriber since around 2012 and that I absolutely adore you guys, I hope that you guys don't take this the wrong way and look at this post as just "feedback for your Linux videos".
 
You guys recently started a channel dedicated to mac users in general, and hired a new staff member who loves macOS and uses it daily. This made me think back to the Linux videos you uploaded a while ago, and while they got better with time, they still had a lot of issues. The Linux videos felt like they were coming from someone who doesn't use Linux daily and some of the information in it was horrible. It honestly felt like I was reading r/linux_gaming which generally has a lot of bad advice, as a lot of the users there are generally new (of course it has good advice too).  
 
An example of something that really bothered me was something that sounded a bit like the following: "The NVIDIA blob is not bad, it's just not open source". As someone who has used Linux for 10+ years and is a developer, I assure you that you should avoid the NVIDIA driver like the plague and you SHOULDN'T be recommending it to new users. The reason why I say this is that the NVIDIA driver probably shares most of it's code base with it's windows driver, and it doesn't implement a lot of the Linux specific APIs or even some openGL extensions (or it implements it badly). It may for example make use of busy waiting (causing way higher CPU usage when using something like glFinish), or not support an extension that is used to find the refresh rate of the display (chrome on linux is stuck at 60fps due to this). NVIDIA on Linux generally seems to be less of a priority for all developers, and that includes huge projects like Firefox and Chrome.
 
I don't want to ramble for too long about the other issues in the Linux videos because I feel like the paragraph above drives the point home, it feels like the advice was given by someone who doesn't use Linux that often.
 
In general there is a lot horrible advice on the internet, and Linux is not immune to this.  It also can be somewhat difficult to find a good source of information when you don't know where to look. I'm glad that the Linux content is generally well received by the LTT viewer-base. But I still think it's important to give good advice (similar to the quality of stuff you guys put out for other things).  I love that you guys have started to cover Linux a bit more and hope to see you guys continue to improve and possibly bring a Linux person on board in the future.

Just going to @  you so that I can get your attention. @LinusTech
 
I want to start this off by saying that I've been a subscriber since around 2012 and that I absolutely adore you guys, I hope that you guys don't take this the wrong way and look at this post as just "feedback for your Linux videos".
 
You guys recently started a channel dedicated to mac users in general, and hired a new staff member who loves macOS and uses it daily. This made me think back to the Linux videos you uploaded a while ago, and while they got better with time, they still had a lot of issues. The Linux videos felt like they were coming from someone who doesn't use Linux daily and some of the information in it was horrible. It honestly felt like I was reading r/linux_gaming which generally has a lot of bad advice, as a lot of the users there are generally new (of course it has good advice too).  
 
An example of something that really bothered me was something that sounded a bit like the following: "The NVIDIA blob is not bad, it's just not open source". As someone who has used Linux for 10+ years and is a developer, I assure you that you should avoid the NVIDIA driver like the plague and you SHOULDN'T be recommending it to new users. The reason why I say this is that the NVIDIA driver probably shares most of it's code base with it's windows driver, and it doesn't implement a lot of the Linux specific APIs or even some openGL extensions (or it implements it badly). It may for example make use of busy waiting (causing way higher CPU usage when using something like glFinish), or not support an extension that is used to find the refresh rate of the display (chrome on linux is stuck at 60fps due to this). NVIDIA on Linux generally seems to be less of a priority for all developers, and that includes huge projects like Firefox and Chrome.
 
I don't want to ramble for too long about the other issues in the Linux videos because I feel like the paragraph above drives the point home, it feels like the advice was given by someone who doesn't use Linux that often.
 
In general there is a lot horrible advice on the internet, and Linux is not immune to this.  It also can be somewhat difficult to find a good source of information when you don't know where to look. I'm glad that the Linux content is generally well received by the LTT viewer-base. But I still think it's important to give good advice (similar to the quality of stuff you guys put out for other things).  I love that you guys have started to cover Linux a bit more and hope to see you guys continue to improve and possibly bring a Linux person on board in the future.

Just going to @  you so that I can get your attention. @LinusTech
 
I want to start this off by saying that I've been a subscriber since around 2012 and that I absolutely adore you guys, I hope that you guys don't take this the wrong way and look at this post as just "feedback for your Linux videos".
 
You guys recently started a channel dedicated to mac users in general, and hired a new staff member who loves macOS and uses it daily. This made me think back to the Linux videos you uploaded a while ago, and while they got better with time, they still had a lot of issues. The Linux videos felt like they were coming from someone who doesn't use Linux daily and some of the information in it was horrible. It honestly felt like I was reading r/linux_gaming which generally has a lot of bad advice, as a lot of the users there are generally new (of course it has good advice too).  
 
An example of something that really bothered me was something that sounded a bit like the following: "The NVIDIA blob is not bad, it's just not open source". As someone who has used Linux for 10+ years and is a developer, I assure you that you should avoid the NVIDIA driver like the plague and you SHOULDN'T be recommending it to new users. The reason why I say this is that the NVIDIA driver probably shares most of it's code base with it's windows driver, and it doesn't implement a lot of the Linux specific APIs or even some openGL extensions (or it implements it badly). It may for example make use of busy waiting (causing way higher CPU usage when using something like glFinish), or not support an extension that is used to find the refresh rate of the display (chrome on linux is stuck at 60fps due to this). NVIDIA on Linux generally seems to be less of a priority for all developers, and that includes huge projects like Firefox and Chrome.
 
I don't want to ramble for too long about the other issues in the Linux videos because I feel like the paragraph above drives the point home, it feels like the advice was given by someone who doesn't use Linux that often.
 
In general there is a lot horrible advice on the internet, and Linux is not immune to this.  It also can be somewhat difficult to find a good source of information when you don't know where to look. I'm glad that the Linux content is generally well received by the LTT viewer-base. But I still think it's important to give good advice (similar to the quality of stuff you guys put out for other things).  I love that you guys have started to cover Linux a bit more and hope to see you guys continue to improve and possibly bring a Linux person on board in the future.

i3-gaps and I check out sway from time to time to see if I it's good enough.

Macs have subpar Linux support, don't grab one with the intention to run Linux because it's not worth the hassle.
 
You should get it if it's free though, just don't run Linux on it.

Macs have subpar Linux support, don't grab one with the intention to run Linux because it's not worth the hassle.
 
You should get it if it's free though, just don't run Linux on it.

People are angry that it does more than what a "normal" init system is supposed to do. I see no problem with it as it's not exactly bloated.

Ducky / cooler master/ vortex / hyperX for me!

Ducky / cooler master/ vortex / hyperX for me!

You seem like you really want to keep that i5-2400! you will be glad to hear that it's perfectly capable of running windows 10 without any sort of lag or even micro stutter. The problem here is that spinning bucket of rust that we call HDDs, the delay you are seeing is completely caused by it. They have been the culprit for bottlenecks for a while. It will not improve your CPU's performance but it will basically remove the UI lag your talking about eg: (lag when opening menus, launching applications). An SSD will bring a major improvement in latency allowing the operating system to fetch files really quickly which is what you want as thats what your OS does all the time, the HDD is unable to respond quickly to your CPU and thus you see it "lagging" in the UI. So basically my point is even if you have an 8700k it would still "lag" if you use an HDD as the main OS drive.
 
Even a budget friendly SSD would solve your problem.

Buy a switch tester! They cost around $ 20 and you will make sure that your not just dumping $150 into a keyboard that you won't like. I'm personally a fan of clicky switches and cherry mx blues have a special place in my heart. You should try zelios and matias clicky switches if you want something a bit heavier though. I personally want to get a keyboard with Kalih's new jade box switches as they seem to have a low actuation force with a deep and satisfying click to them.

Just install debian + openbox if you are on debian side. Otherwise install arch + i3 it's much lighter then lubuntu. arch + i3 is one of my favorite lightest linux setup.

Elementary OS, hands down. At least, if you like minimalist design, which I do. 
 
EDIT: My browser glitched, sorry for the double post. 

Use diskpart

Lightweight games would run perfectly fine on any slow pc, just watch your temps and use an external cooler if it hits above 90 degrees.

Open a cmd prompt and use diskpart to clean the drive and then create the filesystem

razer tends to make better keyboards than corsair especially since synapse is way better than CUE, the hate on razer switches is also unwarranted. To me I think there are better keyboards than those two but I'd definitely go for a razer keeb over a corsair.