I do love this. It's an enjoyable humorous piece. And it's just a little cathartic for those of us who remember when running a Linux desktop wasn't as easy as it is now.

But nowadays, everything Just Works, modulo the occasional kernel/driver version bump that needs a reboot, and the irritations of running systemdless.

I wasn't around when running Linux on the desktop was that bad, but I do remember the insanity of Linux Gaming between when Loki folded and when Valve took the mantle. It was... bad.