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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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really hated Snap
lol, a true linux user indeed
Now I know that both distros are Linux training wheels
They're both good distros with a lot of functionality. No need to denigrate them because they're easy to use.
Honnestly. I find LFS more of a training wheel.
Mint is one of the easiest distros that just works imo. No reason to not use it.
Welcome to the party! Never let anyone get you down for using a "beginner" distro; it's perfectly valid to want a system that just works. :)
I know plenty of Linux professionals who are no beginners, but still prefer mint :)
Shoot, I'd probably be one of them if not for my need to have Wayland and slightly newer libraries for my A770.
I installed my first distro, slackware, from diskettes in the 90s, so Im not exactly a newbie. I now use Mint ( just works but you can get under the hood fine), with both a dual boot windows and a VM for when I don't want to reboot, since I use a few programs that are windows only. The setup works fine for me. That said I'm playing with NixOS. Definitely not for the masses, but awesome.
Thanks! It's great to read in there that even some of the seasoned Linux folks use Mint!
I use linux for a couple years as a server and for 6-9 months as a daily. Am also a sysadmin.
Mint works great but is very simple. Ubuntu works good as well but the proprietary snap store is shit imo Switched to debian & kde yesterday and am already fully set up. Not without any hickups but a great experience so far. Maybe try a second hard drive to switch out and install debian if you’re feeling like it. Its pretty cool.
Well, it's not like more advanced distros are built to not work. Rather, they work better for different focus points.
So, I would encourage people, especially those with a techy background, to take a look around eventually, but yeah, your conclusion to that journey may as well be that Mint was nice, actually.
Well, "just works" in the Todd Howard interpretation. ;)
Snap is not good. Flatpak is.
Welcome to the Penguin party ! 🐧 And thanks for sharing your story.
and GNU party
Thanks for the reminder :)
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I think you're fine with choosing Mint or whatever distribution you like.
They are intro distros, sure, but don't ever think that you have to move to anything else if you don't want to. Mint is probably the best Linux distro there is if your goal is ease of use, support, and "it just works". I'd say that's more than enough for what people want in an OS. I recommend it to anyone looking to hop into Linux, be it temporarily or permanently. People jump into other distros for specific use cases or because they feel like fucking around with something...but that's absolutely not required or necessary to be a Linux user or advocate.
I have been using various distros since 2008; I use Mint as my daily driver.
Stability is the biggest factor for me, I want a OS to get out of my way and let me get on with what I'm doing.
Welcome and enjoy.
Linux mint is amazing. I've used Linux for many years and it's still nice. I do wish Linux mint had a more free software install option but that's a minor complaint.
Welcome, friend! Glad you decided to try out and stick with Mint. That's the distro I used as my daily driver for at least 1.5 years. When you have a chance, do try out some of the other Linux distros, especially Arch!
+1 here for the arch recommendation as an ex ms sys op. Browsing their repos was outstanding for retooling, most of the config problems you hit are a great way into the ecosystem.
Welcome aboard! 🐧
If you decide later to test other distros I would highly recommend using a virtual machine in virtualbox. Saves the hassle when it comes to testing distros 👍
Or if he is only Linux he could just use KVM.
KVM is indeed a much better hypervisor, but it does require some setup with the terminal.
Since he is a beginner I decided to recommend virtualbox since it just works after installing. But if he doesn't mind setting up things via terminal then KVM is definitely the way.
It requires zero terminal knowledge. You just install virtual manager and reboot
@agr8lemon@lemmy.zip The other person mentioned virt-manager, but there's a much more easier app: Gnome Boxes. It uses the same backend (libvirt/KVM) but it's much more easier to use - in fact, I'd say that it's even more easier to use than VirtualBox. For starters, Boxes automatically detects OS ISOs on your drive and allows you to just click on them directly to install it - or you can even choose to download and install a distro directly from within Boxes. Also, when you consider the post-setup phase: there's no need to install any guest modules/drivers because it's already built-into Linux distros.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/gnome-boxes-easy-way-set-virtual-machines-linux/
Great tip! I'm going to install it today
I've worked extensively with both virtualbox and kvm/qemu. While I prefer kvm since it's open source, I could never reproduce the video performance of virtualbox. I'm not even trying to game, just use regular applications that I cannot run under Linux.
I wonder if I'm missing something.
next theyll find out about coreboot and framework laptops lol
I’m happy for you as it’s always nice to make that first big jump.
You won’t regret it. At least, I haven’t!
Good choice with Mint, I think its the best distro for people transitioning from Windows.
What's Emdollar?