Linux User Levels

TPM Default bitlocker/un-encrypted hard disk Android/iOS LEVEL 1 CASUAL SCUM LEVEL 2 Encrypted /home partition GAMER "linux" uefi in legacy bios mode Windows THAT WEIRD GUY "Full disk encryption" GNU/Linux Jaded outcast Encrypted GRUB HARDCORE lynx browser MINIX FreeDOS "The industrial revolution and its consequences..." no network connection random.trust_cpu=0

A dense collage ranks computer users from casual users to hardcore Linux enthusiasts, with increasingly obscure operating systems, encryption methods, command-line tools, and hardware-security references. The joke is that ordinary users, gamers, and eccentric computer hobbyists are contrasted with an extreme “hardcore” user whose setup is deliberately obscure, impractical, and disconnected from modern technology. It is used as a reaction to celebrate or mock excessive Linux knowledge and computer nerdiness.

• @gentoomemes / 804 2022-08-11
• @right_wing_dev_squads / 7236 2023-07-25
• @gentoomemes / 5978 2023-08-26