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minus-squarestevedice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 days agoIt’s a joke. Nobody switching to Linux would organically encounter dd. There’s like a million friendlier alternatives for everything it does. (I swear to God if someone replies to me with 1 niche use case of dd that there’s no alternative to, I’m gonna kick a dog into the sun)
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoWhat’s the alternative? On Windows I use Rufus usually.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 days agoI believe Balena Etcher is on Linux, and someone else in the thread mentioned something called Popsicle. I always use dd though. Only borked my system once, and I blame that more on the liquor
minus-squareblind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoI assume Steve was also making a joke. But who knows, in this topsy-turvy world?
minus-squarestevedice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoOh, he’s also Steve. lol I was extremely confused by this reply.
It’s a joke. Nobody switching to Linux would organically encounter dd. There’s like a million friendlier alternatives for everything it does.
(I swear to God if someone replies to me with 1 niche use case of dd that there’s no alternative to, I’m gonna kick a dog into the sun)
What’s the alternative? On Windows I use Rufus usually.
I believe Balena Etcher is on Linux, and someone else in the thread mentioned something called Popsicle.
I always use dd though. Only borked my system once, and I blame that more on the liquor
Don’t drink and ddrive
I assume Steve was also making a joke. But who knows, in this topsy-turvy world?
Oh, he’s also Steve. lol I was extremely confused by this reply.