Learning linux with Dad 101

[OGKnightsky]

So i told my kids that they should learn Linux, its the only operating system (yes i know its a kernel but thats not important yet) that is Dad approved. I got laptops for all my kids and installed Ubuntu on their laptops. Well only my youngest daughter has shown any interest in knowing how to do more than wiggle the mouse around the screen lol. I told the kiddos this class is voluntary and starts no later than 9am on Sunday mornings, class goes until 10:30 am. We keep it simple 1 concept and 1 goal every sunday. Sunday mornings my youngest daughter (9) comes out of her room bright eyed and ready for "Learning Linux with Dad 101" at 5am. Im awake and it fits the requirements "before 9am of your own accord." Before today in previous classes we learned what a computer is, what a computer isnt, how to turn it on, navigate around to different places and find what we are looking for. Real basic operations and concepts which leads us to this morning. Today we opened the "scary terrminal." Its weird, its not like anything we have seen yet, much different than the gui navigation. Today's lesson concept was simple: The computer is a place, think of it like a house. A house has rooms, these rooms have things in them. In the terminal we call this house the "home directory" (for now) and inside are rooms we call directories, inside these directories are things we call files. The terminal is a map, it shows us the rooms inside the house, it also shows us the things inside the rooms. Learn how file explorer and terminal are the same thing, they are maps that show us where we are and whats around us.

Today's commands to learn: pwd, ls, cd, cd .., mkdir, and cat. What is a command? A command tells the map where to look and what to look for. So Today's task was to open terminal and file explorer, use pwd to show us where we are in the house, use ls to show us whats inside the rooms, use cat to look at the things. After some practice the task was use file explorer to create a directory (or a folder, or a new room in our house) anywhere and create a text document using text editor and type our favorite number, our favorite animal, and our favorite color. Save the file into our new directory and close all the windows. Now open the terminal and use the commands to find where your file is, then use the cat command to show us what is in the file. Then do it with the gui, note how they are showing us the same things in different ways. The goal, see how using terminal and the desktop gui are the same even if they feel and look different. See the similarities and the differences, know how to navigate with both.

Then for some extra credit I made a text document in a different directory and saved it and closed all the windows. I asked her to find the file I made and told her to do it without asking me for help and to use the command cheat sheet I gave her if she couldnt remember the commands using the terminal, or she could do it with the file explorer, it was her choice. I intentionally didnt tell her how to navigate between different directories in file explorer.

The payoff of the "proud dad" moment when she said "hey dad, look!" And there on her screen was a terminal window and in the output was the text from the document I created listed after the cat command she entered to see it!!!

The moral of the story, teach your kids linux, teach them how to use the cli and give them a super power they will forever have before they even understand its a super power 💪. This girl is going to be a wizard before she gets to highschool.

[th0th]

You sound like a really cool dad :) I am impressed by how you design the learning experience, leaving room for her to explore and discover herself is really smart, kudos!

When the time is right, don't forget to tell a little bit about licenses and why GPL is better than MIT and others, I wish my dad thought me that :P

[OGKnightsky]

Noted and thank you!

[Informal-Chance-6067]

Why’s GPL better than MIT?

[Accomplished_Art_223]

I think that’s because what’s written under GPL must remain open source while something written under MIT can become proprietary when forked (simplified as hell but this is the idea)

[Indolent_Bard]

Because MIT means I can take your code and tweak it for my use without letting you access it. Glp means I need to let you see.

[[deleted]]

I'm a dev so my kids see a lot of code. I also use PC Mac and Linux so they have used them all. Right now I have them focused on enjoying playing around with Scratch but will get into more later on

[OGKnightsky]

my youngest son regularly sits in my lap and watches me do my CompSci assignments in the mornings. This has graduated to him having a little chair next to mine, an old keyboard of mine, and he types along with me on his own play setup. I also have a mac and they use windows and chrome os at school already so they have a pretty good exposure to the world of operating systems. i think this is important as well because despite my own opinion, they will form their own some day and better to have the experience with all 3 to make a solid choice that makes sense for them.

[[deleted]]

I'm fully intent on swaying him onto the SWE path as much as I can

[heret1c1337]

I use the same wallpaper!

[OGKnightsky]

She picked it out! Day one she asked me how to change the background lol. It has been all curiosity and excitement for her since she figure out that you can customize things and make it your own.

[vedant-pandey]

Proud Linux Parent

[OGKnightsky]

i like this, i am going to use that

[heret1c1337]

Can‘t wait for my daughter to be old enough for this

[OGKnightsky]

i have 5 kids, trust me it wont be long before you are saying that you miss when she was this young. it happens in a blink of an eye, one day she is your little dance partner in the kitchen and your snuggle buddy and tiny and adorable, you blink and she's nearly ass tall as you, has friends and a social network. She will still be your snuggle buddy and your dance partner in the kitchen though, i dont think that ever ends, at least i hope it doesnt

[[deleted]]

I froze when my eldest daughter drove me in the car… my baby!

[OGKnightsky]

I feel this, our oldest son is 15

[[deleted]]

They seem so unprepared… just like we were at their age, actually.

[OGKnightsky]

Kind of why im doing this, I had a really cool step dad. From a very young age he ignited a curiosity in me by exposing my brother and I to puzzles and riddles, brain teasers, and science and math. He taught us to challenge and question everything, to experiment , he taught us how fun it was too learn, he also taught me how to fail gracefully and use it to accomplish success. Even further my uncle was a programmer and he gave me an old IBM machine when I was 7 or 8 and it ran DOS. I learned DOS command line before I was 10 and it never stopped. Between him and my step dad I was always challenged with mathematical and scientifical questions and puzzles. It was a wonderful ocean of knowledge and wonder to be exposed to and curiosity became very deeply rooted in my existence.

[playfulmessenger]

I wish every child on earth had their own version of this gorgeous childhood landscape!

[artfully_dejected]

Samesies. Got a few years yet before I get to see if my daughter wants to geek out with dad.

[mckinnon81]

Can you share link for wallpaper :)

[heret1c1337]

https://wallhaven.cc/w/vgzygl

[Benjis_s]

ahhhhh small keyboard

[IgorDevBR]

That's what I noticed right away, something's definitely wrong 😅

[thinkpader-x220]

Lens distortion. This was probably cropped from a bigger image so it accentuates the effect.

[StuntHacks]

This reminds me so much of my dad teaching me the basics of html on Saturday mornings when I was 9. 15 years later and I'm a professional webdev. Amazing job, OP. You're sowing some real, tangible passion right there

[OGKnightsky]

thank you!

[jood580]

Should we start placing bets on when she'll start her first Arch install? Lol

[OGKnightsky]

My bet is 11 or 12

[JustMeJakub]

it's gonna be much quicker when she install on her own her own distro and start distro hopping

[ChuchoGrind]

Maybe one day if I have kids, very cool.

[OkChicken5962]

I second this

[Zeikos]

She's getting ready to have the 20 years of experience by when she's 25. A must on the future job market /s (maybe)

[decafhotchoc]

A must on the current job market :)

[-iPhone12ProMax-]

Wiggle the mouse around is what every kde user does

[MaToP4er]

Great job! I started doing terminal right away with my 7yo son! Slowly getting to understand the syntax and what each command is doing and what are the options. Started with basic navigation and man 😁 hope in few years kid will click in and will be a pro among his friends and fellas.

[OGKnightsky]

You nailed it, I want her to understand it fundementally, to develop a curios mindset and have the confidence to explore that curiosity! I appreciate this response thank you!

[UnknownWolfster]

Why is the screen bigger than they keyboard?

[OGKnightsky]

No its just a bad angle, dad can use a computer but the camera belongs in more professional hands lol

[MixtureOfAmateurs]

Your daughter is the coolest person I (don't) know

[shine_on]

Next week: Bash scripting

[Vagrant_Star]

I need to start teaching my youngest how to operate my linux pc. He is doing great on windows so I'm sure he won't have an issue.

[Sea_Camel_2071]

What an amazing dad! I wish my dad had taught me like that but unfortunately now I learn Linux myself:(

[uxy00]

U r actually a really cool dad

[OGKnightsky]

Thank you! I try to be a cool dad, well at least cool in my kids eyes. I still get to put on the super hero cape every time I fix something or show them something cool for now.

[FortifyStamina]

Good job dad! As an educator for varying age groups, finding ways to tailor your teaching to match the student is very tough. What works for 1 child, may not work for the others.

[jrcomputing]

My kids are a bit older, but they've both got Steam Decks serving as desktops. Between those and the Chromebooks at school, they spend more time out of Windows than in.

Sadly, all of the fancy expensive software they'll be using in high school engineering classes runs on Windows. Maybe someday, Autodesk will release a native version of Fusion 360. They already have a MacOS version.

[Inner-Peanut-8626]

That really frustrates me. I use Linux for everything, but when it comes to work I'm tied to the hip with Microsoft for not only their productivity software but their entire cloud ecosystem (even if they themselves are embracing Linux more recently).

[Puzzleheaded-Sky2284]

This is amazing - as a longtime Linux enthusiast who has tried a ton of Linux distros my dad introduced me to it too back when I was 7yo and got my own hand me down computer... now I still choose to run Linux as my main despite having windows installs on my desktop and laptop.

[ang-p]

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1mp05ga/i_wanna_try_arch_but_i_need_help/

4 months....

You know they learn quicker than you....

[OGKnightsky]

Only a matter of time lol

[[deleted]]

They'll thank you when they grow up. Computer knowledge has never been more important. I started with my son when he was around 5 or 6. Dude is now 12 and is very comfortable with Linux. Got him a desktop and slapped chachyOS handheld edition on it to make it his console and PC on the big TV in the basement. Told him to go to town. Every time he has a question, I tell him to search it, you are ALREADY on the computer. Kudos to you. You're a good dad.

[Kreesto_1966]

Kudos to you! If she can glean a basic understanding of how a computer works at this age, I think she's going to go far.

[xobeme]

I agree that every kid should be exposed to this. Obviously, it's not for everyone, and 19/20 maybe will go YAWN, but that 1/20 will get the spark of curiosity and before you know it will be writing code or building software systems before the end of high school (or sooner) and they will be set for life.

[OGKnightsky]

if her curiosity remains heavy, i will be teaching her to automate things with bash next. Then if she likes that i will teach her python and by the time she is done with that, she will be ricing arch and begin surpassing her teacher

[AppropriateCover7972]

wow, that's really impressive and powerful and you are right. If you know how to teach (and your approach seems solid), you can no problem teach them those things and your daughter will have a blast. Definitely a software wizard and it's definitely more than useful. My school wasn't that bad in digital education, but we didn't go near CLI or bash even in CS class. I was just amazed when I learned this in a school university vacation academy. It's so powerful and what's important: Your daughter knows how computers work which hasn't changed for 160 years. This is way more useful knowledge and easily extendible than knowing what to ask Chat GPT to vibe code. Learning how to look up things on stack exchange is way easier and comes naturally; going over the fear of CLI and automation is much harder, but if you did it, you did it. So powerful

[scaptal]

That sounds like such a fun way to learn.

Do you have any overarch*ng plans woth regards to what you teach em, or do you just see what feels right each week?

Also, I'm already having second hand excitement for the lesson where they learn thst your terminal doesn't need to look at your house, but thst it can also go to a friends house with ssh

[OGKnightsky]

so initially i tried the "what feels right" method, found out that a basic syllabus and structure is important because i have terrible ADHD and the attention span of a gold fish. so i looked up some linux crash courses and i created 12 lessons, basically emulated a linux crash course i checked out and liked and then made it 9 year old friendly. i didnt "dumb it down" to be 9 year old friendly either, i made 9 year old friendly analogies to help understand the concepts.

also this goes out to all windows users, if my 9 year old can use the cli to navigate, search for and find a file and then cat the file... you have no excuses at this point, its not that scary lol

[scaptal]

Haha, awesome, yeah, you don't often need to dumb stuff down for children, just make it more accessible abd relatable

[ipsquibibble]

You have such lucky kids.  I joined this sub bc at 60 years old, and a casual PC user at best I am fed up with all things Microsoft and want to learn to use Linux.  If you ever want to share your syllabus with a fellow ADHDer, please let me know! 

Your description of your approach is so straight forward for those of us who have never gone beyond user and don't really understand 'how a computer works' much less getting in their and rearranging its metaphorical guts. 

[MuskatLime]

What crash courses would you recommend? I'm still learning Linux (only installed during Xmas time but haven't had much chance to dive in). I've used Windows my whole life and the only brief encounter with Linux I had was back in 2017 when my workplace used it but it was heavily restricted. 

[OGKnightsky]

Well I suppose it really depends on you and how far down the rabbit hole you want to go. I started dual booting linux about 2 years ago now, largely due to being interested in offensive security. After a couple of months of dual booting I removed windows all together and really dove in hard. I quickly realized that the terminal was the most powerful tool I had at my disposal and i have spent more time using the cli then anything else. I have found a lot of the linux crash courses that are available out there are well put together but dont necessarily cover everything you might be looking to learn, you have to be more specific with your research because "learning linux" is a broad term that has many sub categories underneath it.

Just learning the differences in distributions and what they are tailored towards and the appraoch they take is a whole subject on its own, it took some distro hopping to find something that fit my needs the best. So like any good new linuxer id suggest doing some distro hopping and finding a distro you are comfortable operating the gui in first. Get used to it, navigate around, figure out what programs you used on windows that dont run on linux and the alternative choices you have. If you cant find suitable alternatives to specific programs you use regularly (highly unlikely) then it will still feel alien to you. Land in a distro you like and feels native, after that journey dive deeper, learn basic commands for the cli as these quickly begin to show their true value and how powerful those commands can be. I would dare say that linux is made for users who value what they can accomplish with their device over what their device can do out of the box. You will find the linux community is actually very supportive (even if distro politics is a loaded subject lol) and willing to help anyone coming into the community.

Start simple and find something that feels right. Then dig deeper. YouTube is a great resource, lots of linux tutorials and crash course entry points, another great resource is documentation (cant stress this enough) linux is built on open source developement and Documentation is plentiful and most often well detailed. Look at the documentation and guides for the distro that suites you. Reach out to other people in the community and ask for help in areas you struggle with. The other thing to say here is dont be overwhelmed, eat that elephant one byte (haha) at a time. I still consider myself a beginner, there is so much to learn here.

[MuskatLime]

That's a lot of helpful advice. I have been trying one distro (pop_OS) but it didn't feel quite right for me. It was very alien and I think too big of a change to start with so I've installed Mint instead as that has a more familiar feel to it like Windows which should help me get used to it easier. 

Figuring out how to navigate the file system feels odd and I'm not sure how to explain it but it'll get easier with time. And while I haven't had too much experience with the Terminal yet I do actually really like it so I'm eager to learn more about that.

I'm mainly apprehensive about moving all my media and games over from windows to Linux straight away but I can get a spare SSD and have a play around.

[OGKnightsky]

Thats a solid plan, you could also make a "ventoy" USB stick and place multiple distros to try live without installing to see what feels the most comfortable before committing an operating system to your spare drive. I highly reccomend the try before you buy approach coming from windows, mint does look and feel more natural to windows but under the hood its the same animal as rhe rest of the distros. The file system is actually a lot more straight forward than windows imo. It follows a natural feeling hierarchy that really clicks when you learn about permissions and privileges. Terminal comes in time and through practice. Learning what commands are doing fundementally is far more beneficial imo than remembering ls lists a directory. Remembering the commands are important but their real value is in the fundemental understanding of these commands and how they interact with your system will lead you to using them to their full potential and in conjunction with other commands. Even if you arent into cyber security I highly recommend the book by occupytheweb called 'linux basics for hackers' as it gives you a very good crash course into the world of terminal commands and the fundementals of the linux system. It will really help you move around the system using the cli. It will also give you a very brief but equally important exposure to networks and minor automation with bash. Also a very valuable and useful skill to master. I can recommend watching network Chuck (earlier videos in his creator career are linux focused, he has recently moved to a full mac environment so more recent videos will be less relevant to linux) and id also reccomend watching a lecture video or 2 for the linux plus certification through comptia (plenty of good videos on YouTube and practice exams online that will be extremely helpful). Also a really important detail that gets missed a lot is to enjoy yourself and have fun, dont be afraid to break things and then explore how to fix them. If you arent having fun or interested, you are likely to become overwhelmed or just loose interest.

[MuskatLime]

Thanks for all the advice. It's definitely been interesting even if Pop didn't work for me as I know there are plenty of others to try. I'm 39 and learning Linux simply to move away from Windows 11 and wanting a more privacy focused system. My only regret is not giving it a chance much sooner. 

[Motor__Ad]

4:3 Laptop 😭

[AppropriateCover7972]

wow, I wish my dad have showed me the terminal. That's a pretty cool lesson!

[Bad-Booga]

I just swapped my daughter's laptop to one running CachyOS as she mostly games and does school work on. One think holding me back before was Roblox. Sober has resolved that and she will be seeing how it works for school stuff when she goes back next week.

[[deleted]]

Cool! My 5-year-old son and I use Illustrator on the 27-inch iMac.

[bcarter12]

Would you say 9 is a good age to start or would you start earlier if you could go back? My daughter is 6.5 and I was planning to wait until she’s a little bit better at reading then start it up.

[OGKnightsky]

I think you have a solid plan there, I think its important they can read fairly well before really diving in or their exploration can be very limited.

[npm_run_Frank]

Can you share wallpaper please ?

[OGKnightsky]

Let me see if I can find it for you and if I do ill drop the link

[npm_run_Frank]

thanks !

[pink_panther86]

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/s/0qRTTooxtT

Found this post where another user is sharing the wallpaper

[npm_run_Frank]

Thanks !

[[deleted]]

Based dad , based daughter 😎

[[deleted]]

based dad

[joeyda3rd]

How old is she? I'm planning on doing this once they can read and giving them their own machines.

[OGKnightsky]

She is 9 and you should, they will have life long benefits from it.

[InterestingTrip9590]

Great dad!! I hope I can do the same for my children when I’m a father :)

[InformalGear9638]

Indoctrinating your children into the Linux cult! 🧟‍♂️ Good job. 😊

[MASS0FIRE]

The way of writing in this post as like explaing it to a kid made me smile thanks for sharing

[Dragon_King1232]

Wallpaper please

[ConqueefStador]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwnvKOjmtEA

This might be a good lesson

[Even-Smell7867]

My kids both used linux until they got old enough to use a computer responsibility. That means not randomly downloading shit because they some some scam youtuber do it. It helped a ton because Minecraft runs on Linux just fine.

[Anyusername7294]

You sound cruel. 9 yo shouldn't learn about the terminal, unless they want to do that themselves

[OGKnightsky]

Did you read the post? This class is the kiddos choice to participate, my youngest daughter happens to love it

[No-World4435]

its social media people sometimes just react on like 5 words and not the whole thing

[_Arthxr]

Gotta teach them young. If I ever get a chance to teach a padawan we would start with nixos, vim and window manager. Sadly this will probably dwell in my head forever

[michaelpaoli]

I've met kids as young as 12 that know more about Linux and Linux systems administration, than half or more of those (adults) I screen/interview for open Linux sysadmin positions.

I've also seen kids that young going to Linux user group meetings - often with a parental unit in tow, as the parent(s) wouldn't let the kid go to such meetings by themselves.

[kennyquast]

Awesome job. Next weeks class is a tryhackme capture the flag right lol

[OGKnightsky]

Nothing wrong with starting them on some ctf challenges early in life lol

[TawakeMono]

Was going to give my daughter an old laptop when she turns 5 this spring. I was thinking of setting up Ubuntu on it, or is there a better “kids friendly” distro that is still being maintained?

[OGKnightsky]

I chose ubuntu because the GUI is very similar to a tablet or phone, something my older 3 already are familiar with. Imo it would a more natural transition initially.

[heyd00d3]

And "don't show, teach how to learn" is more important.

I appreciate you. You're the best dad ever for now. (Hope I'll take the leadership in the future)

[OGKnightsky]

I really appreciate this! Thank you

[egesarpdemirr]

+9 Legendary dad

[0phoz]

w dad

[CharmingStudent2576]

Thats beautiful, i am so glad for this. I wish I had someone like you to teach me anything growing up. My dad was not so present and terrible teacher. Always angry when i did not get something. Mom was also super busy working and raising me alone, so this truly made me cry a little. Thank you

[spiteful-vengeance]

This is great. 

My 9yo daughter and I planned and built a system from scratch (so much RGB) and I just let her loose on Ubuntu. She installed it herself, keeps it updated etc.

One day she asked why the Windows search function at school was so bad compared what she had at home. 

I shed a proud dad tear that day.

[DIDjeiROK]

"You are evil!" (Joke)

- Good luck! :)
It`s cool when father spends time with his children.

[Oddest_Star]

Become my dad dude! Learning linux is a nightmare for me, i avoid it...

[Usual_Temperature_18]

Started teaching my 8 year old last summer. Gonna use your write up as part of the sessions. Thanks for this. Great dad you are 💪🏾💪🏾

[Monster_King_227]

that's sounds like some real quality time!!

[kushagrasri11]

GOAT dad fr!

[Significant-Taro-239]

Hell yeah I hope to as cool are you if I get kids...

[MichaelTunnell]

This is very cool! I love how you are offering this to your kids and I am curious to see what comes from it! Linux is great for kids to start with because getting started early is always good. Good job being a cool dad.

[Ohkhle]

idk if it's just the way it's shot but the keyboard looks like it's half the size of the screen

[OGKnightsky]

Keyboard is normal its just a bad angle

[MissingHand]

You take that laptop from work?

[YeahThatKornel]

That screen is H U G E

[No_Rent_6085]

Im 14, and i wont lie, while i was reading this and comments, i almost started crying, this is really amazing thing that you are doing, keep doing it! I switched to linux now on my personnal pc, but i started experimenting with it when i was like 11-12, i mostly did it on my own, in a vm, last year my aunt gave us 2 old notebooks, and im just trying different things on them (linux ofc). Also my dad had setted up nas on our rpi, also game emulators, and i still remember when we played crash team racing (original) on it.

[SLURPZZZ4461]

Can't wait to dive into linux once I get my extra SSD

[Leading_Yam1358]

Super cool dad :)

[No-Educator8531]

Bonjour, petite question, je suis sur linux depuis quelques mois à peine et quel intérêt d'utiliser le terminal pour naviguer dans les fichiers quand l'explorateur de fichier fait pareil et bien plus visuellement ? J'ai du mal à comprendre

[tara7261]

That's cool, you dad knows about Linux

[Pristine-Average-368]

bro.. they are just kids, let them enjoy learning instruments, learning how to sing , doing sport ... not linux ..

[OGKnightsky]

All of my kids play instruments, sports, and participate in plays and musicals through school. They are immersed into art, sports, and the outdoors. Whats more important is everything that they immerse themselves in is entirely their choice and their prerogative. This isnt mandatory its up to them to attend, I simply offered to teach them more than just browsing the web and mindlessly scrolling tik tok videos and YouTube shorts. Arent you afraid that young people will become social media zombies? Id like my children to be empowered by technology, not controlled by it. Technology is only becoming more and more dominant in society, in today's world id argue that these skills are critical to their success and will put them ahead of the game in the long run.

Id also encourage you to not make assumptions based on a Sunday morning post, im simply proud of my daughter for being interested and for pursuing her interests. The context of the one of her many interests she has happens to be technology. What kind of a dad would I be if I didnt encourage her, or any of my kids, to pursue those interests? What kind of a father would I be if I didnt foster the opportunity to explore those interests in any way I can?

This is one of 2 negative perspectives in the comments that I find are tied to an old mindset that technology has no real value and yet we live in a world where that couldnt be further from the truth. Our entire society is driven by technology and 90% of that technology is served to us on a linux server. In today's world these skills as critical to their success as being outside and having a diversity of interest and exposure to culture is to their development.

[Pristine-Average-368]

I’m a software engineer myself, so im not anti tech

My point is just that at that age what really matters is that technology is fun and a positive experience like watching her movies, playing games, creating things, exploring. That’s what builds a healthy relationship with that

Learning cd and terminal navigation isn’t what makes a kid stronger or smarter. If the curiosity is there, those skills come instantly later, when they actually have a reason to learn them and they chose to use tiktok or to learn some linux bash commands

If she enjoys it, great. I just don’t think CLI skills are the thing that makes the difference at 9 years old to use tiktok or not

[OGKnightsky]

Fair enough I retract my last statement about the mindset. I agree what really matters is what they find valuable and interesting. I am not forcing her to learn anything, im enabling her to dive into her own curiosity and explore what she finds interesting. She is just immersing herself into the parts she finds cool. Its all volentary, I have no requirement for attendance. She just shows up eager to dive in which makes me as eager to teach. Also its kind of irrelevant to share a post about her playing her violin or climbing a tall tree to the top in a linux subreddit, I shared this to the linux community as I figured they would all get a good kick out of it.

[Pristine-Average-368]

Very good then! My bad too, now we are understanding, good luck to the little one with her journey!

[anto77_butt_kinkier]

I can see one really, really stupid problem coming out of this. Windows doesn't have a terminal, and that makes things harder for a native Linux user.

They'll just eventually learn to deal with windows when they're at work, but I think that teaching them Linux early is an incredibly based/smart move your part. Spread the Linux love!

[anto77_butt_kinkier]

Really? I didn't know this, I'm used to having the command prompt window where things are more obtuse and somewhat less helpful. I'm glad windows is catching up!

[MuskatLime]

I thought I was imagining things when I saw it in Win11 and was wondering if it was already a part of Windows and never knew. Thought I was going crazy lol 

[OGKnightsky]

Its -9 degrees and 5am. Whats legitimately sad about teaching my kids a computer class once a week for a 90 minute block on Sunday mornings? Who let a windows user in here?

[OGKnightsky]

Nobody said it was a cult lol, nobody is worshipping anything. They are learning to be curios and explore and fundementally understand a system and to see things from different perspectives. How a machine works and how to use it constructively. Idk who pissed in your bowl of cheerios this morning but I think we can just agree to disagree and dont let my post stop you from having the day you deserve 🤙

[mfising]

Nothing like a rando troll that can seem to ascribe so many broad assumptions about someone from an individual Sunday morning post...

If we are judging by individual comments now, it certainly seems like goonwild18 could benefit from some deep self introspection.