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    So, timeshift or NixOS? (lemmy.world)
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    [โ€“] pascal@lemm.ee 63 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    LoL my current Gentoo system was installed like 12 years ago and moved on 5 different hardware platforms without a proper reinstall.

    I have said myself to never peek in the /etc directory for any reason! ๐Ÿ˜…

    [โ€“] Case@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I know a little linux, but obviously I'm still learning. I've picked up everything I know on my own, for the most part - internet guides from the linux community tend to be pretty solid, and I know enough to not totally FUBAR my system.

    Is there a listing of standard linux directories and what they're for? Lite /etc, things like that. Because I seem to find bits of different stuff in a variety of directories.

    I've recently moved to linux on my gaming rig, which is my daily driver - that being said, it is mainly for gaming. Anything can surf the web or play videos and shit, for the most part.

    [โ€“] starman@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    Most distros follow the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

    Edit: also, check out this video by Fireship

    [โ€“] Sanguine@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Thanks for this. New linux user and this helped me understand a bit better why files go where they go.

    [โ€“] optimal@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    How does your home directory look?

    [โ€“] brakenium@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Who cares with storage nowadays? I just use filelight or command line based tools to determine big storage hogs when I need to

    [โ€“] optimal@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I just mean, do you ever get scared of showing hidden files in your hone directory? My install isn't even a year old, and I do.

    [โ€“] brakenium@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

    I just scroll past those. I have set my XDG dirs which helps. If I were to reinstall it would be back once I have everything I need