DorianDotSlash
Linux distributions and open-source workflows with a focus on installation and troubleshooting.
Nutrition Label
DorianDotSlash provides authentic, hands-on Linux tutorials that prioritize practical demonstration over theoretical polish. The content excels at showing real-time troubleshooting and installation processes, though opinion pieces tend to be less rigorous than the technical guides.
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Notes
- !Technical guides reliably show real-time error resolution and recovery.
- !Opinion content relies on personal anecdotes rather than hard data.
Rating Breakdown
Breakdown across the key dimensions we rate. Methodology →
Recent Videos
CentOS to Rocky Linux migration demo
Rocky Linux 8.3 RC Installation & how it came to be
What are Flatpaks? | How to install & permissions
POP!_OS 21.04 COSMIC desktop review
Using FOSS in Linux (or not)
How to install Gentoo packages
Install Gentoo Linux (Part 2) to the desktop
How to install Gentoo Linux
Logical Volume Management - What is LVM & how to use it (and WHY you should use it)
What is Linux? - Linux Explained
How to install & use QEMU+KVM and virt-manager
How to Dualboot and Multiboot Linux (and Windows)
Qubes OS: How it works, and a demo of this VM-centric OS
NixOS - How the store and packages work
How to install Backports in Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
Why this rating
Evidence receipts showing why each dimension is rated the way it is.
“And there we go, we have a full KDE Plasma desktop.”[45:30] →
The video delivers exactly what is promised: a complete walkthrough from the base system configuration all the way to a functional graphical desktop environment.
“It's removed it from the world file... so if I do a depclean now... it's going to find htop and remove it.”[10:05] →
Shows the live result of 'deselect' versus 'unmerge', demonstrating the specific friction points of Gentoo's dependency graph management.
“This checks for security patches... let's say you have a kernel that has a vulnerability, this tool will let you know.”[01:34] →
Demonstrates depth by prioritizing security auditing (glsa-check) before package installation, a step often skipped in basic tutorials.
“This is sort of a rant, yes, but it's something that's been bothering me for a while.”[1:30] →
The video self-identifies as a 'rant,' relying on anecdotal assertions and hypothetical scenarios rather than structured data or evidence.