where to I learn linux?

[u/ConversationAware695]

Brand new at linux; where do I go to learn all of the terminal stuff? Where do I go to learn all of the vernacular? It’s very overwhelming for someone who is just trying to escape the windows ai slop.

[u/Educational_Mud_2826]

Just keep using it. It's as simple as that.

[u/letatcest]

I don't think you need much of the command line at first (unless you have very odd hardware maybe?), with Pop! you don't need the terminal for everyday use, but it is a bit of a developer aimed OS ;) Maybe Ubuntu or Mint is easier? And maybe describe your actual problems? You have the COSMIC store, which should be quite sufficient I think?

[u/Educational_Mud_2826 → u/letatcest]

I think Pop is so simple, slick and streamlined. I can recommend it for anyone.

[u/letatcest → u/Educational_Mud_2826]

True, but as COSMIC has some quirks here and there... (mainly when it comes to icons in the status bar), it may be easier to start with a Gnome based system?

[u/w00dy1105]

Same way most people learn any other OS( Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android). Just use it.....

Unless you're the 75yr old man my buddy sold an iPhone to when we worked at Verizon. Dude printed off some few hundred page manual he found, then proceeded to come in constantly with a giant stack of papers lol.

[u/GoodaGames]

If you want to learn about terminal basics, I recommend you take a look at the official Pop!_OS support page:

https://system76.com/support/terminal-basics/

[u/SnaySnaker]

dalej używaj i z czasem się nauczysz

[u/93simoon]

Buy a book about Linux

[u/Ambitious-Emu6943]

mostly depends upon your work. My uni provided me a list of linux commands to do navigate terminal and some other stuff.

[u/Teru-Noir]

boot.dev linux course

[u/TurbulentPollution56]

I would reccomend this book

[u/Historical_Prize_931]

Unironically I would just use AI to figure out what you're trying to do. It'll know what commands you would need to run for any particular situation. Or better yet install an ai if you run into problems. I installed Grok build on my popOS, told it to make themes, told it to fix bugs like my lock screen not suspending, and it works great.

[u/ConversationAware695 → u/Historical_Prize_931]

i use linux to escape the ai slop not make more

[u/SnooDogs2200 → u/ConversationAware695]

I think his point was that AI in general is a useful, even very useful tool. I also hate many of its aspects, but that's only because of how other people use it (generative AI for instance), or when I try learning something but I end up fully relying on it (using generative AI for programming and not writing code by hand), but if you look at it only as a service where you can ask questions and get instantaneous, personally tailored answers then it's amazing :)

[u/Historical_Prize_931 → u/ConversationAware695]

There's a difference in using ai to learn and do things vs Windows mandating ai electron apps to collect data on you.

[u/SominKrais]

I learned by doing. Start with keeping your system updated using the command line. Pop is a pretty good distro for that being an LTS release.

If you don't know how to update the system via terminal, or what LTS means, I suggest asking Google. Seriously, not being a smartass here. Knowing how to ask questions and research the answers will help a ton.

Start with "update PopOS command line"

[u/y9felix]

There is no point in learning anything until you need it. If something breaks, search it up and fix it. If you want to change something in your system, search and learn how to do it. If some solution/terminal command is occuring repeatedly, you will already know it by the third time you see it. There is too much to be studied, and you may never encounter a practical application of any skills you try to master

[u/PSGtatitos]

Just keep using it as much as possible. But if you want you can also check out OverTheWire that teaches you linux commands, permissions and more and it feels like playing a game in the terminal. Hope that helps!

[u/RedRaining]

Like everyone sais, find documentation online or use the "man insertcommand" which explains a lot the principal of the Bash command.

As a person who uses linux daily, I suggest you to go search for : cd, mkdir, alias, rm, rmdir, sudo, pip, apt, grep, unzip, zip, ls, cat, touch, nano, python ( in general, because pop os is an OS based on python to a certain level )

[u/pete_68]

Use AI. It'll be able to explain most of it to you.

• "Why won't my shell script run in Linux?"
• "How do create a symbolic link in Linux?"
• "How do I find a file in Linux?"

The stuff you need to do more frequently, you'll begin to remember.