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Andrea, The GOAT, Borman: Let's talk Linux, OSs & More

November 23, 2025·1h 57m
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Andrea Borman has been doing YouTube videos for over 15 years, I was quite intrigued to get to know Andrea more on a deeper level, I want to learn about her background, history, why she decides to use Linux, what her favorite text editor is, terminals, thoughts on macOS, Windows, etc.Video:https://youtu.be/iLpIzfZ_2zIWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - highlights00:02:38 - History with computers and Windows00:05:34 - The first linux distro, linux mint 9 GNOME edition00:09:40 - Let the lady cook00:11:25 - What do your friends say when they find out you use linux?00:11:54 - Early videos on Windows00:12:34 - Fedora 43 is the worst00:13:01 - Thoughts on Arch and the malware in the AUR00:14:24 - Why did you start a channel?00:16:21 - What's your favorite distro?00:17:29 - The good old paint, do you miss anything from windows?00:19:09 - Let's look at Andrea's multiple laptops00:24:29 - Andrea's mobile phone and the beef with ebay00:27:04 - Do you have anything against smartphones?00:33:33 - Your background, why did you start with computers? Age00:35:32 - Linkarzu started with windows 95. When XP came out it was awesome00:39:53 - The worst distro you have used? PC linux and fedora 4300:41:51 - Why the switch to Debian?00:44:48 - The freedom you get with open source00:46:36 - Let me tell you a secret, I use macOS00:48:16 - Showing macOS to Andrea00:51:19 - Do you use the terminal a lot?00:56:01 - Do new Linux users need to be terminal experts?00:57:41 - What's your favorite text editor?00:58:51 - Thoughts on Neovim or Emacs01:00:40 - Reading superchat by GenX01:02:12 - vim-gtk and gvim01:03:26 - Have you heard of what Drew uses, Geany?01:07:54 - Thoughts on Nix01:11:25 - How do you edit your videos? Shotcut Openshot01:13:20 - The disappoinment on me using macOS01:13:51 - My debian version is old01:16:13 - Is Debian a legacy distro with legacy packages?01:19:31 - What terminal do you use ptyxis01:20:43 - What keyboard do you use?01:21:25 - Favorite movies or music?01:21:59 - YouTube @NixiePixelGB 01:24:01 - YouTube @DontCallMeLenny 01:24:25 - YouTube @quidsup 01:25:11 - YouTube @ZacOfAllTech 01:26:13 - YouTube @VeronicaExplains 01:26:36 - YouTube @BreadOnPenguins 01:27:01 - YouTube @DistroTube 01:27:25 - YouTube @JustAGuyLinux 01:27:52 - YouTube @thelinuxtube 01:28:44 - YouTube @LearnLinuxTV 01:29:39 - YouTube @tony-btw 01:30:12 - Wayland or X1101:30:45 - YouTube @TheLinuxCast 01:32:56 - TempleOS?01:33:40 - YouTube @LinusTechTips 01:33:52 - Thoughts on popos01:35:41 - What do you do for a living?01:36:23 - The beef with Ads01:37:56 - Did you activate youtube monetization?01:39:32 - What do you do for a living? Try 201:40:03 - At what time do you go to bed?01:41:23 - You want to end the call already? Nope, still wanna diss01:42:57 - Thoughts on Gentoo and the furries01:44:36 - Furries01:46:22 - YouTube @Britec09 01:47:08 - Windows or Linux01:49:35 - Any final words?01:51:10 - Final words on Fedora?01:52:07 - Why linkarzu on macOS and not linux?01:54:57 - Windows XP was the best01:55:53 - Do you want ads or no ads?01:56:37 - What is my job?

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