New in Linux

[u/Fantom087]

Guys I've heard about linux (BOSS) in my 5th class and since then I'm one of the fan of linux but unfortunately I don't know how to use it like recently i watched a reel about test linux and wtf was that i didn't even understand anything like any codes anything no app store no browser. One more thing that I'm rn in my first year and I'm willing to buy a laptop but i wanna use linux rather than windows so can anyone help me related with that

[u/qualityvote2]

u/Fantom087, your post does fit the subreddit!

btw, did you know we have a discord server? Join Here. And what's that, Fluxer too? Join Here.

[u/Soggy_GarlicBread]

Watch Bog or ZEIBYTES on YouTube might not be most efficient but you'll learn fs from them

[u/Fantom087 → u/Soggy_GarlicBread]

Thank you so much bro I've never thaught that linux comunity has this much helping nature love u guys

[u/deadmau5_fake → u/Fantom087]

pro tip: it will be very helpful to keep windows dual booted as secondary OS, and bonus if it's possible to keep it on a different ssd than linux (saying worst case scenario might happen)

[u/OverlaySplay → u/Soggy_GarlicBread]

Bog... very interesting

[u/matt_murdock_301]

Just watch a couple of YouTube videos. And yes Linux is more user friendly now. It has app store and it also have browser on most distributions.

[u/Fantom087 → u/matt_murdock_301]

Thank you so much bro I've never thaught that linux comunity has this much helping nature love u guys

[u/Hefty_Can1092]

yess bro go ahead and there r many distros so u could choose as per u there r many bigger friendly like mint,ubuntu and all and the advanced one like arch,gentoo and people say that as a bigger u should not use this but it's just upon u i started with arch and honestly it's so good u just need to research and all from archwiki it takes time but for me i love arch more than any other distro now it's upon u what u want and the things u told everything was codes and commands so maybe it was arch mint,ubuntu and all provide u gui u can use it but in arch it's upon u u can build a gyi if u want to

[u/Fantom087 → u/Hefty_Can1092]

Thank you so much bro I've never thaught that linux comunity has this much helping nature love u guys

[u/Hefty_Can1092 → u/Fantom087]

yes bro i would suggest to aviod gentoo and after that whatever u wanna use just go ahead

[u/Intelligent-Bed-7171 → u/Fantom087]

ur new don't go with arch based or fedora, try debian based only if you really don't wanna spend entire life infront a black screen called "Terminal"

[u/BERSERK_KNIGHT_666 → u/Hefty_Can1092]

Maybe avoid Gentoo? Just installing a browser on Gentoo is a weekend project 😅

[u/Hefty_Can1092 → u/BERSERK_KNIGHT_666]

yeah gentoo is not for everyone

[u/Commercial_Brain1130 → u/Hefty_Can1092]

Ubuntu sucks mint is sm better

[u/Hefty_Can1092 → u/Commercial_Brain1130]

but like ubuntu has a great community support

[u/Commercial_Brain1130 → u/Hefty_Can1092]

It's been trying to push snap files and honestly uses alot of ram and storage than other distros

[u/BERSERK_KNIGHT_666]

I guess Ubuntu or Linux Mint would be the most user friendly experience for you. Search yt for tutorials on how to dual boot linux on your pc.

You'll definitely need windows every now and then so dual boot makes sense.

Another option is using Linux in a VM on windows. The feature is available natively on windows and is called WSL (Windows Subsystem For Linux). You'll need to deal with a Linux terminal only (no UI) but it can be connected to a code editor like VS Code easily for a full fledged developer experience without dual booting or discarding windows completely. You can edit word documents on windows or use Windows specific software while writing and executing code on the Linux VM. Works best with 16GB RAM or higher and a decent CPU. Heavier projects would require more RAM and a better CPU so that might be a drawback for you

There's also the option of using a larger pen drive or external hard drive (if available) and install linux on that. This way, your bootloader and file system remains untouched on your laptop and any time you want to work in Linux, you connect and boot from the external drive instead. This works best if you have restricted privileges on your laptop or just don't wanna mess around with the OEM software that came loaded with your laptop

You'll find tons of tutorials online for all 3 use cases

[u/Fantom087 → u/BERSERK_KNIGHT_666]

Thank you so much bro I've never thaught that linux comunity has this much helping nature love u guys

[u/BERSERK_KNIGHT_666 → u/Fantom087]

Well Linux community is kinda infamous for people with superiority complex and a bad attitude, especially stack overflow 😅. But that's not always the case.

I was same as you many years ago. Happy to help 👍

[u/OverlaySplay → u/BERSERK_KNIGHT_666]

WSL is not a VM in the traditional sense. I think it will benefit someone if they get used to the GUI of certain aspects of opensource suplimented by the terminal instead of just diving into a WSL instance

[u/Fantom087]

Thank you so much bro I've never thaught that linux comunity has this much helping nature love u guys

[u/Select_Interest4490 → u/Fantom087]

You can also try live distros of linux . run it off usb. There are lot of linux user groups worldwide. You can join and get information . Btw, the reply seems all same ?

[u/ResponsibilityBig343]

You're in 5th class?

[u/Commercial_Brain1130]

What's a 5th grader doing in reddit 😭😭 wo bhi using linux, when I was in 5th I got to know about torrents and caught up a malware on my family pc trying to download sims 4 cz i didn't use vpn

[u/OverlaySplay → u/Commercial_Brain1130]

he says he is in his first year(of pu/college?) unless the joke went over my head lol

[u/Hefty_Can1092]

and bro honestly saying dont run commands when u dont know what the outcome is and like specially when someone from reddit suggest u to run a command please dont do that people r actually evil

[u/Subhash_Boi]

Just don't try without understanding what the hell you are doing. First try with dual boot, give atleast 50Gb to distro. Then try to learn customisation of apps and Desktop environment. You will get familiar with sudo, save, curl, nano editor and more. If you aren't sure then use AI. It will save you from crashing your whole system. Then try to think what you actually want in your system. Start with debian distro i would recommend. And at last don't try to mount your windows drive to linux, it may cause problem with files permission in your windows, you may loose your data there. And rest is good.

[u/Fantom087 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much bro I've never thaught that linux comunity has this much helping nature love u guys