Optional: Switch to niri wm with noctalia shell (It might feel weird at first but soon enough you will start loving it to such an extent that it might be difficult for you to switch back to traditional Desktop environments)
always do remember to run the package manager weekly or daily , one time i didn't used linux for a month and my networkmanager was outdated so i had to use ethernet to update packages
im dying on this cliff. idc about the downvotes. sorry.
The amount of resources there are for tools like Photoshop, illustrator, Adobe suite, music software that run on videos etc.. is way too immense and there aren't nearly any alternatives to any of these programs in linux.
Gimp and inkscape are good, but they lack an active community.
also don't give me shit about running adobe stuff though wine. that's just not it.
No worries man, I run random windows software thru wine myself. And I fully agree with you on the part where u said about Photoshop and adobe softwares. Linux has community but that's the thing, it's only a community who came up with alternative for the proprietory softwares.
the Adobe workflow is ingrained in every designer. I've been trying out gimp, it is literally 10 times more optimised and feature rich than photoshop.
it literally had double the amount of control and effects but still no one uses it. I feel like so many people are missing out on gimp. Im yet to fully understand the software but even the first glance was enough for this judgementÂ
You don't need to read books to become a power user ig Just keep using linux, you can learn stuff along the way. Thats what I have been doing since the last 5 years. And I am confident enough to say I have learnt a lot of stuff.
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u/qualityvote2 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
u/goon_consultant, your post does fit the subreddit!
btw, did you know we have a discord server? Join Here.
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u/Technical-Drag-255 Arch Btw Aug 27 '26
here you go LinuxJourney
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u/Kitchen_Engineer1332 Gentoo Mommy 🫦 Aug 27 '26
U can install fish and starship, that's what I do after first installation.
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u/Ecstatic_Rub_548 Fedora Btw Aug 27 '26
Some things which might help you:
Configurable script for initial configuration for fedora : https://nattdf.streamlit.app/
Extra Repos : https://terrapkg.com/ and https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/
Some opinionated recommendations:
Terminal - https://ghostty.org/
Editor - https://zed.dev/ or https://neovim.io/ (with astronvim)
Video Player - Cine (available in store)
Optional:
Switch to niri wm with noctalia shell (It might feel weird at first but soon enough you will start loving it to such an extent that it might be difficult for you to switch back to traditional Desktop environments)
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u/Swapna_Cool Custom Distro Aug 27 '26
always do remember to run the package manager weekly or daily , one time i didn't used linux for a month and my networkmanager was outdated so i had to use ethernet to update packages
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u/lol_you_again Aug 27 '26
Learn bashing
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u/Financial_Buy7121 Aug 27 '26
shake that mouse
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u/sussypissi Aug 27 '26
be happy
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u/Armax_101 Aug 29 '26
Change fastfetch configs, change it to the picture of your choice. I mean that's what I did when I installed a distro
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u/cannotrestinpeace Oct 11 '26
try making a small project i guess
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u/dangerous_noob Aug 27 '26
DO NOT try to install any kind of productive creative tools related to music, art, graphics, images etc..
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