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How Much of a Linux Nerd are You?	A quiz to find out how much of a Linux (or should I say GNU/Linux) nerd you are.	2025-02-02	/img/Tux.svg	Tux the penguin.	title points spiel image imageAlt Why are you here? 0 Look, I don't know how you found yourself here, but I think your time might be better spent elsewhere! /img/lost.gif An animated GIF of Cookie Monster looking around in a confused manner and scratching his head. title points spiel image imageAlt You're a beginner 30 You know a couple things, but you're still just getting started on your Linux journey. /img/noob.gif An animated GIF calling you a noob. title points spiel image imageAlt Linux user detected 60 You are a bona fide Linux user. /img/tuxfall.gif An animated GIF of a gelatinous Tux falling from the sky and landing with a jiggle. title points spiel image imageAlt You're a Linux pro 90 You ain't scared of the terminal. /img/matrix.gif An animated GIF of letters falling on a black screen, matrix style. title points spiel image imageAlt Certified Linux nerd 120 Fire up some tendies in celebration, because you are a certified Linux nerd. Frankly, I'm surprised you turned on JavaScript in your browser to complete this quiz! /img/tendies.gif An animated GIF of Post Malone eating tendies. title points spiel image imageAlt Linus… is that you? 150 Either you looked at the source code for this page, or you are a GNU/Linux god. /img/linus.gif An animated GIF of Linus Torvalds speaking and flipping off the camera.	title image imageAlt imageCaption answers What is a kernel? name points Some sort of seed or pit. 0 name points The part of an operating system that bridges software and hardware. 5 name points A piece of software that controls the desktop environment. 0 name points …another free component of a fully functioning GNU system… 10 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which desktop environment is known for its unique workflow and consistent appearance? name points GNOME 5 name points KDE 0 name points Cinnamon 0 name points Xfce 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which distro might someone use, BTW? name points Debian 0 name points openSUSE 0 name points Fedora 0 name points Arch 5 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which utensil does :(){ :|:& };: bring to mind? name points A Chopstick 0 name points A Fork 5 name points A Spoon 0 name points A Knife 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which of the following distros accidentally launched a DDOS attack on an upstream repo? name points Garuda 0 name points Nix 0 name points Vanilla OS 0 name points Manjaro 5 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Complete the sequence: sudo rm -rf name points / 5 name points *.jpg 0 name points /dev/sda 0 name points --no-preserve-root / 10 name points */. 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers What is your favorite package format? name points Bubble wrap 0 name points Snap -5 name points Flatpak 5 name points Native Packages 10 name points AppImage 5 name points Piping install scripts from GitHub to bash 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Desktop environment or window manager? name points Desktop environment 0 name points Window manager 5 name points Both are bloat 10 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers From memory, use the tar command to create a compressed tarball. Did you succeed? name points Yes 5 name points No 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which command will make a train roll across your terminal? name points sudo rm -rf /* 0 name points dd if=/dev/zero bs=10G count=10000 | bzip2 -c > train.bz2 0 name points :(){ :|:& };: 0 name points sl 5 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which of the following commands will successfully exit Vim? name points ctrl+q 0 name points exit 0 name points :wq! 5 name points :qv 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers SystemD is… name points A suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system 5 name points A backup in case your Windows dual-boot eats your Linux install. 0 name points A utility to mount external drives. 0 name points Bloat 10 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Choose your favorite musical instrument: name points 🎸 0 name points 🎷 0 name points GRUB 10 name points 🎻 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers …won't be big and professional like…? name points GNU 5 name points Unix 0 name points Windows Vista 0 name points TempleOS 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which would NOT be a fun surprise for Richard Stallman? name points Buying a parrot 5 name points A room temperature of 71℉ 0 name points Helping him cross the street 5 name points A nice dinner with less than four people total 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers What did Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer call GNU/Linux? name points A cancer 5 name points An amateur effort 0 name points Delightful 0 name points Bloat 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers What is your favorite animal? name points 🦊 10 name points 🐧 5 name points 🐢 0 name points 🪱 0 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which distro is named after a husband and wife? name points Trisquel 0 name points Manjaro 0 name points Ubuntu 0 name points Debian 5 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Best package to install on a fresh Linux installation? name points XZ 5.6.0 20 name points Inkscape 5 name points Timeshift 10 name points Photoshop -5 title image imageAlt imageCaption answers Which game console had an official Linux distro that users could buy and install? name points PlayStation 2 5 name points Nintendo 64 0 name points Nintendo Wii 0 name points Xbox 360 0

Are you konfident in your KDE knowledge? Have you joined us now, shared the software, and spread the good gnews about your newfound freedom? Do you find it awkward when people use proprietary software? No more Stalling; it's time to find out whether you're a true GNU/Linux nerd.

Note: Please do not type any of the commands on this page into your terminal without first looking them up. And even then, probably still don't.