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Add to SafariWhen comparing The Linux Gamer vs DistroTube, the Slant community recommends DistroTube for most people. In the question“What are the best Youtube channels for Linux content?” DistroTube is ranked 4th while The Linux Gamer is ranked 26th.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Linux gaming advocate
Doesn't really care about multiplayer games though.
Pro One of the few Linux youtubers to feature gaming
He is one of the few Linux YouTubers to primarily feature gaming. Additionally, he uses the popular supporting gaming apps for his community such as Discord, Steam group, Twitch, and a Steam curated page of games.
Pro He is very helpful and friendly youtuber dedicated to the GNU+Linux community
Pro Covers a variety of Linux topics, and focuses mostly on different distros
Pro Publishes content about new, lesser-known, and alternative software, including usage and configuration
DistroTube is a great place to go to discover interesting and useful pieces of software or to discover alternatives to software you already have. Beginners to GNU/Linux will appreciate the in-depth videos on how to use and configure different pieces of software.
Cons
Con Many videos not saying much, dragged out for lack of better content
Con Gnome advocate
Not exactly a bad thing, but if you are expecting content diversification (not only related to the GTK/Gnome world), it can be a real pain.
Con Totally different on stream, gloomy when editing, doesn't like what he does
Makes him seem like a fake, smiley guy on video and a depressing guy elsewhere.
Con A lot of editing mistakes
Shows how little he reviews his videos before posting them.
Con Heavy on opinions, very light on why they're held
Good op-ed coverage doesn't just state opinions, it educates you as to why those opinions are well-founded.
Con Turning into Luke Smith
His content is becoming more like Luke's, who is the worst role model to follow in all of video sharing.
Con Anyone using Distrotube as a legit source is delusional
The guy just isn’t well informed or smart about anything. And he has randomly dissed enough people in the community that no one really likes him. Even the super friendly gang at BDLL and laid back guys like English Bob actually DESPISE Distrotube, because he will just randomly criticize people out of nowhere.
Also, the dude gives off a weird vibe. Like a restrained anger of some sort. Hard to put into words, but it wouldnt surprise me if Derek made the news for some crazy action.
Con Doubles down on terrible takes in a variety of areas, oddly self-referential
One of the worst Linux resources out there. He basically comes up with a simple opinion on something, phrases it at an 8th grade reading level, and repeats it over and over until the video ends. His takes on topics range from uninformed at best, to horrifyingly wrong at worst. He also posts very strange self-focused videos, like playing trombones, himself at the gym, talking about craft beers, as if we are supposed to value him as a friend instead of a Linux resource.
He also joins a lot of Youtubers in the "a lot of you have been asking me" Club. When a Youtuber says that, you know exactly ZERO people have been asking them, and they just want to talk.
Also, he either started or continued the tradition of filling every corner of the screen with kitchy Linux stuff like Matrix screen savers and branded mugs. He apparently even loves his audio mixer so much that he mounted that behind him so we always see it. A three monitor workstation with 2-3 camera mounts? For a Linux Youtube channel? That's sort of like delivering pizzas in an Imperial Star Destroyer.
Con Hypocrisy
In some videos, complains about toxicity in Linux community. Then in another video is toxic towards opensource projects he doesn't like.
Con Heavily political
He is a conservative, and occasionally brings said rightist politics into his videos.
Con Not technical / in depth enough
Con Level of Linux knowledge very low, not a lot of worthwhile content
Even a slightly advanced beginner will find nothing of value here.
Con Pace too slow
The pace would be more tolerable, if the material was covered more in-depth.
Con Extremist FOSS zealot
If you're not a FOSS "zealot" you can find his thoughts very extreme and sick.
