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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Are there any things in Linux that need to be started over from scratch? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm curious how software can be created and evolve over time. I'm afraid that at some point, we'll realize there are issues with the software we're using that can only be remedied by massive changes or a complete rewrite.

Are there any instances of this happening? Where something is designed with a flaw that doesn't get realized until much later, necessitating scrapping the whole thing and starting from scratch?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Reinstalling should change nothing. If its getting corrupted check your drive and Ram.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't know why this works, but if im having issues, i do this, and it fixes all of them across the board. Even just restarting the service is not as effective as this. That some times works, sometimes doesn't.

I'm confident its not a drive or ram issue. Its a blue tooth issue/ audio. But I also can't explain why it is so consistent.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

That really sounds like shitty firmware at one end or the other

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have you checked the logs?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yep. Nothing sus. I also don't have the time to do a deep dive. I need to work. It might be this chip. It might be my bluetooth headset (but I have issues with my mouse and keyboard too). I don't have time to figure it out, so I just keep this on a copy paste ready terminal and if I have issue, I run the command and I'm good to go.