I was a hairy twink before linux 🥲
you install arch once and suddenly you're a femboy :3
Submitted 11 months ago by snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone to unixsocks@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
So, honest question. Where does the association with becoming trans or cross dressing come from when it comes to Linux? I always see the memes and appreciate the pictures but I’m ootl on this.
Hedlosa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
As a trans woman using Linux, imo it’s using something beyond it’s original design. Similar to how we ‘hack’ our bodies to go beyond our AGAB, a lot of us run Linux (on machines that come with windows) or hack consoles such as a 3ds we take machines with inferior software and make them better.
Or a may just be reaching and it’s just that security concious and nerdy communities are also largely queer ¯_(ツ)_/¯
BluesF@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s natural as a queer person to seek to protect yourself, because the world is more dangerous for us.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
This sounds a lot like how one of my friends describes it. She’s a riot — she jokes that she came out as trans because as a chronic tech nerd, she reached a fork in the road where it was either “libertarian tech bro” or “anarchist cat girl”.
Unrelated to that anecdote, as a queer cis woman, certainly a lot of the joy and catharsis I get from tinkering with tech feels like the same fulfillment I derive from queer community. I think there’s a lot to be said for how a person’s perspective influences how they approach problems. Like, as a scientist, there are definitely areas where I feel like being a queer, autistic woman affects how I approach a problem.
zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
There seems to be large overlap between queerness and nerdiness. Although that just replaces one question for another, and idk why it is what it is.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
I think I’ve read once that niche communities tend to have notably higher rates of things like trans people. It might be that it’s because these niche communities are more welcoming, so those people like LGBT+ who feel unwelcome in more mainstream places find a home there and bring their friends.
I don’t remember the source and I’m half-remembering the point anyway, so make of it what you may.
FantasmitaAsex@todon.eu 11 months ago
@LogicalDrivel @snowsynth i would say that it's related to Unix socks. You know, these long striped socks that a proud Unix user should use.
NafiTheBear@pawb.social 11 months ago
If you don’t become a femboy from installing Linux, then you become a bear like I did.
UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Instructions unclear, hairBoy has entered the /
Hedlosa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Not to mention Ultrakill on that side monitor :3
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Haha I was wondering if anyone would notice!
henfredemars@infosec.pub 11 months ago
I should introduce my friends to Linux so I can turn them all into femboys.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I installed Debain and now I’m Trans :3
loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
FantasmitaAsex@todon.eu 11 months ago
@kittenzrulz123 @snowsynth me too, also I come as a non binary variant.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I’m genderfluid and genderfluid so I come with female, demigirl, agender, non-binary, and a bunch of other things I can’t even comprehend.
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Seems to happen a lot with Linux users, I’m not sure why.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
When I installed Linux I thought “I may be a Linux user but there’s no way I’m Trans”, that was a certified egg™ moment
felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
You have beautiful legs🥰
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Thank you!! :D
XCraftMC@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
how do you shave them so clean? I’ve been trying for days and I cannot figure it out.
Bought myself a razor and some shaving cream, tried it but the razor just won’t cut anything.
Plume@beehaw.org 11 months ago
“There you are, installing Arch Linux on your computer, and all of the sudden, you’re a femboy. You didn’t ask for this. You didn’t choose this. Yet there it is.”
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
If only… 😮💨
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
If only what? :3
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
If only I could become cute femboy by installing Arch. 🥺
wafflez@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is there a big difference between linux distros? I plan to swap to Linux (still unsure of which one to use) but is Arch more fem with it’s ui or interfaces? Or more so why has it been seemly mostly fem people use it? /gen
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
It’s mostly the package manager, but a lot of distros share the same package manager. Like Debian and Ubuntu both use APT. Arch and Manjaro both use pacman. Most distros you install a traditional way with a graphical installer, but arch you actually install and configure the components manually from the command line. I wouldn’t recommend it for beginners because it is pretty technical, but rather try something else, and come back to arch when you think you might be able to handle it. I think Linux mint is a great starter distro personally. Also you can change the desktop however you like on any system, so choose something that functionally works for you, and then you can mod it to be what you want.
FantasmitaAsex@todon.eu 11 months ago
@snowsynth @wafflez I would add "Linux Mint Debian edition" . I recommend avoiding Ubuntu and derived distros. Canonical is trying hard to be a Microsoft wanabe. It's sad, because Kubuntu and Ubuntu were especially beginner friendly.
Also, have in mind that you can use different desktops. For beginners, I recommend to use KDE/Plasma desktop or Cinnamon desktop. Both have a very similar look&feel to classic Windows.
wafflez@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Thank you so much!
thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What happens on the second arch install
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
You turn into a blahaj
sag@lemm.ee 11 months ago
You are saying that installing arch will make me cute??? BTW Gabriel is sexy.
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Yes and yes!
xorollo@leminal.space 11 months ago
[deleted]snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
It’s white actually
Forrest_O@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
It’s so confusing. I installed Manjaro (caused the mindset) and then Endeavour (pushed me farther).
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Yeaaaaahhhh… well now I’m dating a guy sooo…
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Didn’t happen to me. I guess it’s because I only installed it in a VM.
snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I think doing it on a physical host is probably more of an interesting experience. I did luks with mine which caused a couple issues but I was able to figure them out.
programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
How much luks did you use? I’m thinking of trying even encrypted boot with grub but I’m not sure if it will be too difficult or complicated