In this collab between Linus Tech Tips and Linux creator Linus Torvalds, they whip up the ultimate Linux workstation around an AMD Threadripper 9960X, a GIGABYTE TRX50 AERO D board (ECC love!), a Samsung 9100 PRO SSD, Noctua cooling, Intel Arc GPU, Fractal Design Torrent case, Seasonic’s 1.6 kW titanium PSU, and a 6K HDR ASUS ProArt monitor. Along the way, Linus T. chats shop—why he hates Zoom, his side projects, storage needs, why Fedora’s his pick, and the one change he’d make if he rebooted Linux from scratch.
Beyond the build, they dive into Git pride vs. Linux pride, thoughts on Microsoft owning GitHub, the AI hype train, and that classic "gif or jif?" debate. You’ll even catch Linus almost tearing up as they finally fire up the machine, fiddle with Fedora install, and tackle whether too many Linux distros is actually a problem.
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