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Ask HN: Who is going to build like “windows copilot” for Linux

2 pointsby ahmdalmost 2 years ago

4 comments

smoldesualmost 2 years ago
Either KDE or GNOME. Nobody else has the ability to provide a similar level of desktop integration, especially in a post-x11 world.<p>I wouldn&#x27;t expect a serious desktop Linux copilot offering until fully FOSS models are more commonplace and performant, anyways. You could easily make a half-assed tool that pipes it&#x27;s output into the terminal (here&#x27;s mine[0]) but it wouldn&#x27;t be a very reliable or fast tool. There will be hundreds of &quot;manage Linux with natural language&quot; apps that just use OpenAI under the hood, but what you&#x27;re <i>really</i> asking for is likely years away from being reality.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;toasterrepairman&#x2F;qubert">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;toasterrepairman&#x2F;qubert</a>
WhereIsTheTruthalmost 2 years ago
People misunderstand and miscategorize Linux<p>Linux is only just a kernel, it&#x27;s used from microcontrollers to datacenters<p>A &quot;linux copilot&quot; doesn&#x27;t mean anything without context<p>But I feel like you already got tricked by microsoft&#x27;s marketing team, so I don&#x27;t know what to tell you..<p>Linux is the experience you craft, not something sold with term of usage contract
JoeMayoBotalmost 2 years ago
Here&#x27;s a discussion of Copilot for VS Code: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;code.visualstudio.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;2023&#x2F;03&#x2F;30&#x2F;vscode-copilot" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;code.visualstudio.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;2023&#x2F;03&#x2F;30&#x2F;vscode-copilo...</a>
navjack27almost 2 years ago
Okay just load edge on Linux and use the sidebar. Done. Next?