The thrill of installing whole operating systems just for the hell of it is a unique pleasure, which paradoxically often involves lots of screaming and cussing. I'm usually too worn out to write up my own experiences, but happily for us, iDRMRSR has been reporting his escapades on alt.slack, and he graciously gave me permission to re-print some of his writing here.

I include links to Google's archives of the actual threads, so you can follow our rude responses and snotty suggestions we made and perhaps add your own.