I’ve been doing the OverTheWire Bandit over the past couple of days and have become stuck on the earlier levels. I deem this very embarrassing as this is supposed to be an “easy” and “recommended for beginners” type of puzzle that requires hands on understanding of the Linux terminal. But I have been using Linux for 9 months now, I wouldn’t do the most complicated things (other than break my whole os) only the things required to make my overall user experience somewhat enjoyable. Now this makes me very sad to come to the conclusions that I may be below the average Linux beginner which I didn’t know was possible according to my knowledge. I am only asking of tips and tricks to these puzzles and maybe to positive reinforcement to make feel better about myself. Now I will not tolerate spoilers as in the official rules of OverTheWire clearly states, and I hope you will follow this rule for the better sake of my learning and understanding of the Linux terminal ( and for the sake of the game itself)

  • lime!@feddit.nu
    24·
    5 hours ago

    if they direct you to github for downloads, and don’t point you directly to the releases page, and don’t have anything about installation in the readme, then that’s on them. personally, i’d click “releases” anyway because that sounds like a word associated with products.

    like, try downloading something from the steam workshop with no prior exposure to steam (eg, from the web browser and not logged in) then get back to me.

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      51·
      5 hours ago

      that’s on them

      Sure. How does that help me?

      personally, i’d click “releases” anyway

      If you knew what you were looking for, sure. On every other website on the face of the planet, that button says “download”.

      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
        22·
        3 hours ago

        Except you aren’t “downloading” the .exe as this thread suggests.

        You’re right, it is more complex, “difficult” and fiddly than downloading an exe - presumably because you are trying to do something more complex than your walled garden software allows.

        I don’t do the repairs on my car myself, even though I probably could and most of them are probably simple and don’t require specialist tools. Same for free software to do specialist functions.