@praetor in all seriousness that was 31 years ago oh my god just from my experience so far you cannot be 100% sane

@Axolotl1 You know how you kinda have to watch all the Star Wars films to really get the entire story? Linux is like that. if you've used it for aeons like I have, it's very straightforward. But if you start from Linus Torvalds Tantrum #1115, then it really isn't.

@praetor how long has it been since the madness kicked in? how long have you had the eldritch powers you do?

@Axolotl1 Me? Since 1995. Redhat 5.3. These days, I recommend people start with a fairly complex distribution like Arch linux, because it kinda forces you to learn how the OS _actually_ works. If you just want a free OS to just _use_ Mint is great, but if you actually want to LEARN it, take the challenge up, and start with Arch

@praetor saw the 19 Rar 🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖

@Axolotl1 Linux can feel convoluted at first. What stage are you at in use?

@szlandmine getting it connected to the fucking wifi

@Axolotl1 which distro are you using? are unable to search for access points?

@szlandmine mint. I have a little usb I plug in then I restart my computer and hit f2 and it boots from there

@Axolotl1 do you still have windows installed? this is a long shot but try going into the old control panel and checking power options for "change what the power buttons do" and then see if fast boot is turned on. if it's on, you wifi card won't turn off when you turn off your computer and because it's already "on" for windows when mint boots it can't use it

@Axolotl1 @Binder Wot?

@donhawkins @Binder I've seen the horrors