I’ve also got the Linux Basics for Hackers book but it’s at home while I’m on vacation.

I’m just really happy rn yall :) this install took some work, SecureBoot kept getting in the way and I’m not the most savvy person so there was a lot of Googling and trial and error in the way of getting here.

  • CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world
    1171·
    2 months ago

    Welcome! Don’t listen to anyone trying to shame you for your distro choice. The most important is that you didn’t choose windows.

    • FindME@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
      592·
      2 months ago

      No, no! Listen to the shamers! Change your distro eight times over the first month as you listen to them whine, and eventually return to the first one you chose, full of wisdom of why those other distros suck so you can tell the noobs who choose one of them first instead of your glorious choice!

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldOP
      40·
      2 months ago

      Thanks! I plan to experiment with others, but I wanted a nice smooth transition for my wife and I both, so Mint seemed like a great starting point.

      • acid_falcon@lemmy.world
        10·
        2 months ago

        Mint is rad. I currently use barebones Debian testing with a bunch of customized stuff, but I always keep a bootable Mint flash drive on my keychain. It’s a very solid choice

      • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        I used Mint for almost its entire existence so far, but recently I’ve started main driving immutables, and gotta say the experience is even more user friendly. That’s my current experimentation stage but, so far, it doesn’t feel experimental at all, it just works out the box, no issues.

      • Thymos@lemm.ee
        2·
        2 months ago

        My boyfriend wanted Linux on his laptop and he’s not tech savvy at all. I installed Mint for him and he’s very happy with it, no complaints. It’s a very good choice.

      • megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        I’ve been daily driving mint for over a year now, gotta say, never been tempted by anything else. It really is solid and functional and easy to work with. The only issue I’ve ever had with the system was programs closing randomly, and turns out I was just running out of ram. Fixed that by adding more swap (using part of the hard drive as back up ram).

        Having come from windows, it’s really nice to not have to search through 5 different settings menus, not to mention not having changes I made reverted at every update.

      • azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        21 days ago

        That’s awesome choice, even though I wouldn’t choose Mint for myself at that point.

        It’s really nice you read on Linux, that will help you a lot if you decide to give Arch a try. Don’t bother putting it straight on your hardware. Experiment in VM first and commit to it if you feel confident and like it :)

      • theangryseal@lemmy.world
        13·
        2 months ago

        If you have something to hide from The Glorious and Omnipotent Kim Jong Un, our beloved leader, you do not deserve to be a human. All hail our Dear Leader.

        M’comrade…

    • stupidcasey@lemmy.world
      12·
      2 months ago

      I agree that’s why I don’t listen to all the hater’s who say my distro Choice of Android Tv is bad.

    • Atlas48@ttrpg.network
      2·
      1 month ago

      Mint’s a pretty nice distro, all things considered. The only one I’d turn my nose up against is Manjaro, mostly because of their leadership’s reputation as clowns.

  • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml
    53·
    2 months ago

    Quick tip: forgot how to use a command? Use man commandname to see a short manual page for that command.

    Forgot sudo on your command? !! refers to the previously typed command, so you can simply type sudo !! to fix it.

  • hondaguy97386@sh.itjust.works
    36·
    2 months ago

    “I’m just really happy rn yall” - be careful with that rn command if you’re anywhere near Arch, wouldn’t want all your happy uninstalled! Seriously though, good for you! Welcome to freedom.

  • Samsy@lemmy.ml
    30·
    2 months ago

    Good job, welcome to the free world of tech. Installing is often the hardest part.

    Next lesson: forget about downloading installer from the browser, check out the software center or learn package manager commands, that’s the first new thing about Linux.

  • NutWrench@lemmy.mlEnglish
    20·
    2 months ago

    You’ll probably be making lots of changes to your computer over the next couple of weeks, so it’s a good idea to use TimeShift to make system snapshots. (It works like System Restore in Windows). It can even rescue an unbootable system. Just boot from your Linux Live CD / flash drive and you can run TimeShift from that.

    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
      5·
      2 months ago

      Whoah… wish I knew about this when I was setting up my raspberry pi. Got a brand new computer on the way (well half of it is here already) so this might come in handy… thanks!

      • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        FYI, you can usually automate creating timeshifts whenever you add packages or update your system. I did that for mine, so that I don’t have to remember to do it.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    192·
    2 months ago

    Be mindful that Linux changes faster than a lot of books. I would stick to online documentation.

    • rtxn@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      Those books were published in 2019 and 2021. They’ll still be mostly accurate a decade from now. Open-source developers usually try not to introduce breaking changes to mature software unless absolutely necessary.

    • pmc@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      7·
      2 months ago

      Books will teach the essentials: my core UNIX knowledge comes from an SVR4 book I read in the late 2000s (a decade or more after it was relevant) and it’s still applicable today

    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      41·
      2 months ago

      Documentation is not the proper place for an absolute beginner to learn (unless it explicitly has tutorials, and even then they’re not always great).

  • Smokeydope@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    Welcome! I have been using Mint many years now its a gold standard distro you made a solid choice.

  • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 months ago

    I’m about to repartition and reinstall everything. I’m very fucking tempted to drop this dual boot nonsense now that I have a good idea of what little I’d be losing.