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@ Danie
2025-04-29 19:16:23
This is probably what desktop Linux needed: PewDiePie installs Linux
His video has hit over 4 million views in just 2 days. Most videos about desktop Linux are done by passionate techies, and they just don't tend to sway or influence most ordinary desktop OS users. What Linux has probably long needed is a few real “non-tech” celebrities to promote it more.
PewDiePie is one of the last people I'd have ever expected to install Linux, let alone to dive into some of the depths that he did. I've watched a few commentary videos today by some popular tech channels, and they are all very complimentary about the tech content he covered. No-one is faulting him on anything he mentioned in his video.
He made a very entertaining, but also very informative video. It is clear that PewDiePie is not as superficial as I thought him to be. This is no basic installation that he did, and certainly most beginners are better off just installing Linux Mint and taking it slowly from there.
His timing is probably really spot-on, too, given the looming deadline for the cessation of support for Windows 10 later this year.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0
#technology #Linux #PewDiePie #opensource