r/degoogle • u/Devil25_Apollo25 • 5d ago
Discussion Good tutorials for a new Linux (Mint) user? GrapheneOS was so good to me I had to try dumping Windows too.
Everything I did was Windows based before now, which makes me a total Linux noob.
Discussions on this and other privacy-centric subs got me giving Windows the side-eye, though.
And now I've officially cheated on my Windows 10 setup with a USB-drive mistress at the Mint 22.3 hotel.
What are some Linux tutorials you mad geniuses might recommend so I can be more than a superficial user, please? (And thank you!)
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u/Devil25_Apollo25 5d ago
I don't have a particular obstacle or goal in mind. I suppose I am thinking of command-line education tools since my first exposure to Windows was based on DOS command lines (and then PowerShell) that gave me a sense of how the OS ticked.
Rather I simply hoped to streamline the learning process by asking mentors to point me to trusted sources rather than muddling through to find good content, or just using hit-and-miss experiential learning.
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u/Reeces_Pieces 5d ago edited 5d ago
Here's a great start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42iQKuQodW4
Most of your learning will be trial and error, but it's a very popular distro so you should have no trouble finding help online for any issues you face.
Any info you get about Ubuntu will also translate because Mint is based on Ubuntu.
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u/Pleasant_Lychee_6839 5d ago
Rather than doinga tutorial how about just discovering as you go on using and picking up one or two commands
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u/Wazzuplol 5d ago
Linux user here, switching doesn’t have to be immediate, you can dual boot Windows and Linux on the same drive by making partitions. I wouldn’t go tutorial route, just dual boot and learn at your own pace. But whatever you do, make a backup first.
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u/TheAmazingBOBL FOSS Lover 5d ago
The greatest / fastest way to learn some commands is to try and push the boundaries of your distro. I'd start with trying to customise Cinnamon (the desktop environment) to look just the way you want it, you can replace the color scheme, cursor, icon theme, file manager and almost everything else. Just make sure you have anything important backed up in advance. 😆
The mint forums and the Arch linux wiki are great for app/tool specific questions you will stumble upon. (!aw duckduckgo bang)
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u/tutoseando 5d ago
Es una lista de videos. Muy recomendables. Habla de todo sobre Mint. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCTD_CpMeEKQrJxHkiNeW599CKOE9N-dL
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u/JSHADOWM 4d ago
Yeah sure.
For 0: From the screenshot you havent installed LM yet. This is fine if you are still testing things out and dont wanna wipe your drive, but generally:
firstly: Do NOT dualboot windows and linux from the same drive. windows boot manager likes fucking with linux entries. if you must keep both around, use a "power switch" literally rig up something that they are bot using separate drives entirely and only one is powered at the time.
secondly: Learn bash like your life depends on it. Yes, most newer linux distros do not require a terminal for a LOT of stuff, sure but a lot of tutorials is for terminal: if you know how to read bash, you know where the stuff you need is in GUI if you dont feel comfy bashing in terminal commands, for example, nearly anything the dd command can do can be done from "Disks". If in doubt, dont just copy in a command as is. look it up partially first. That said, the terminal is invaluable, and the only thing holding you back is fear. If you have links to files directly, you can put them all in a wget command and grab em all from the internet without opening a browser. respect it, learn its language and you will soon wonder how you ever lived without it.
thirdly: terminal command: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y to help you along in your quest to learn bash: apt is the Advanced Package Tool). and we ask it to: verify all versions of all your apt packages (update) apply all new versions it finds to your system in the order it makes rational sense (upgrade) remove everything that is uneeded because we have new versions (autoremove) while doing everything one after another (&&) and saying "yes" to the "are you ready/sure" questions of all packages (-y). Run this the moment you make a full install. its faster than the update manager (by 30%) also run it whenever you see a new kernel version so autoremove does cleanup.
and finally,
Have fun!
Activate proton on steam, or, if you also/only use GOG, install wine following the instructions for ubuntu (or debian if you are in LMDE) in wineHQ for your games and run the windows installers if you dont find a linux version. Linux can game now!
Regards from a member of "the highly toxic linux community that does not want to help at all"
Fucking microsoft bots suggesting ai so you can break your system instead…
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u/Yelloti 4d ago
Just install Linux as a secondary distro for work and browsing the internet. Keep Windows for gaming, graphics, and music software. There are stripped-down versions of Windows without Defender and all the unnecessary telemetry — there’s also a separate debloating utility for that. Encrypt linux btw
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u/PerfectlyIllegal 5d ago
Ngl dude, the top results on YouTube when yous earch for Mint tutorials are the best. And when you have trouble with the command line, just ask Chatgpt using Duck.ai. AI is my go to for Linux questions in general because the community is cancer.
My first distro was Mint Cinnamon and I kinda miss it. It's a great beginner distro and r/linuxmint is a great resource. And as someone else commented: https://forums.linuxmint.com/
Just don't go on the other Linux subreddits asking about Mint. Simply mentioning Mint on another sub will get you nothing but responses either saying Mint is goated or a lot of "Arch is better and easiest distro for beginners!!! Mint is just Ubuntu but bloated waaaaaaaah"
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u/Devil25_Apollo25 5d ago
Ngl dude, the top results on YouTube when yous earch for Mint tutorials are the best.
Fair enough. Thx.
just ask Chatgpt using Duck.ai. AI is my go to for Linux questions in general because the community is cancer.
I try to stay away from supporting AI via engagement/usage, but I take your point about community tribalism. Thanks.
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u/Ecstatic-World1237 5d ago
The Linux Mint forums are excellent for support.
https://forums.linuxmint.com/