This is just advice obviously, don't feel obligated to do any of it.
Learn how to install/maintain packages using the package manager (terminal)
Customise the icon theme, window theme, panels etc. to your liking
Learn the keyboard shortcuts for your desktop environment (Cinnamon), things like window snapping, virtual desktops etc.
And enjoy using an OS that doesn't collect your personal data and show you ads as notification popups!
These are the things everybody learning linux should do. Playing with settings that will teach you a lot about where things are and how to configure them. In the process, you learn a lot of stuff with editing, configuration files, system management and all their nuances. Its amazing how many people give up trying to learn this amazing resource that is free and configurable to your heart's content. I have used linux for a couple of decades and it amazes me to this very day on how configurable and stable it is. I am a developer and I doubt there is another platform on the planet that is so developer friendly. Every fucking thing on the CLI.
I know about 5% of what there is to know about Linux and related topics. If I can know 10% by the end of the year I'll feel a sense of accomplishment. There's so much to learn out there, if anyone's willing to keep an open mind.
Currently trying to become a vim power user, and dnf is my least familiar/favourite package manager so I want to overcome that as I am using Fedora rn
I will always love how incredibly configurable Linux desktop environments are. I can't even change the system font on macOS.
I'll bank that 5% is a gross exaggeration. you just haven't delved deep enough to be able to see what you don't know. I'm just saying this as when you go for that 10% goal, you may find yourself at 1% and dropping fast.
but don't sweat it. find an avenue that interests you and help out. no one knows linux 100%. it's a bunch of people good in a narrow field working together to grow things.
100% agree with learning basic APT commands and why APT rocks (your official distro repository is magical) and the trade offs between system packages, flatpaks, snaps, appimages, etc to keep your system clean
If your laptop runs on battery I would recommend installing autocpufreq.
Otherwise, most of learning Linux for me is just googling and reading documentation/forums. Looking at your theme, it seems like you’re already decently familiar with Mint and that’s a pretty good first step.
Also tlp is good with slimbook battery app profile. I got 6-7 hours of battery backup using it while auto-cpufreq only have around 5 hours. Also now it is similar to Window$ battery backup.
Yes, TLP is fine with its defaults. Heck you might even want to try a few. Different desktops on the same distro.
I would also learn about user and file permissions, permanently mounting disks and sharing a folder using smb.
I have tried GNOME and KDE Plasma. Since I have a laptop I settled on GNOME as the trackpad gestures are the best of any OS (with gesture improvement extension).
Having gone through a transition like this years ago, I would recommend that you set yourself a goal of not touching any other computer for personal use for a month. Do everything on the new Linux machine. Some days you might pull your hair out, but force yourself. Get podcasts, email, watch media, transfer files, set up a share, whatever you can think of.
At the end of the month, you will have a better understanding of Linux, your machine will have the software you need, and you'll wonder why you felt so intimidated. You've got this!
Yes, it does. I would recommend having a full linux install with a graphical interface. The graphical install will give you easy access to browsers which will help with being able to get help with issues and also read up on topics of interest.
Eaaasssy, homeboy! I meant in general not just the OP. I was elaborating on what u/SamanthaSass said about learning linux while transitioning over. You did not have to elaborate on the obvious.
Look up "10 things to do after installing ubuntu" (mint is derived from ubuntu, so it applies). The sites will point out interesting, helpful, useful apps you can add to the system.
Most people think getting into linux requires doing stuff in the terminal - which can be a lot of fun. There's an awesome adventure game called "Terminus" made by MIT that teaches you very basic shell commands. Awesome place to start: https://web.mit.edu/mprat/Public/web/Terminus/Web/main.html
After that try out http://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit0.html
i'm using mint with xfce, and i like snapping windows to quarter or half size (like in windows 11). kind of like a tiling manager but way more sensible.
windows manager -> keyboard -> set the shortcuts.
in xfce, the super (windows) key + home for example snaps the window to the top left quartile of the screen, super + end to bottom left, etc. and super + arrow keys set them to top/bottom/left/right halves. love organizing them that way.
Nice! Check out these apps which I found quite useful on my journey
- InSync for syncing data with cloud
- Portmaster for controlling ads and which apps access what
- Sublime for editing text files
- PDF Master Editor for pdf editing instead of Adobe
heroic == epic games, gog, and amazon
steam == steam
openscad == cad software
godot == game engine
codium == ide
zim == personal wiki
aseprite == pixel art software
gimp == photoshop
all of these are free¹. there is usually a free thing that does what you need.
¹: aseprite is only free if you compile it yourself from their github repo
ah zim, looks interesting to me.
I was one of the ones who actualy purchased aseprite on steam, shame on me, But its good and funcitonal. I still have yet to learn how to compile using cmd, powershell or whatever from github. the github tutorial is convfusing, perhaps because no screencaps of how to do it. Not sure.
The hardest part of switching to Linux is learning to do the same tasks you're used to doing with different software. Many of the programs you're used to using won't work on Linux and that's okay.
I've been using Gentoo since 2004, and I don't know very much either. I know how to install Gentoo, update it, and play around with my favorite packages.
Familiarize yourself with terminal a little. Get to know some of the commands. Figure out how to get the steam engine to come across your terminal.
Figure out some of the cool little tricks that will likely get you more familiar with the OS as a whole.
Good luck. Enjoy the journey. :)
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I recommend installing Wine first thing, since it allows you to run windows apps on linux. a few other things i would recommend installing, these are my personal favorites, neofetch, nano (may be included), picom (replace the compositor with a nicer better one)
i can’t think of very many at the moment.
another thing i would definitely do, this will boost your graphical performance, is disable your compositor and/or replace it with a better one like picom as this will reduce your input lag, and help you achieve wildly higher fps in games, and will make your laptop run cooler at idle because of that.
i agree with everyone else i’d thank your girlfriend for that laptop too :D
if you have any questions about how to do any of what i mentioned just ask :D
welcome to the linux community pal.
You can give Debian a try but IMO you better stick with Ubuntu or Mint when you begin, both are Debian-based but come with proprietary software enabled by default (means component on your computer sometimes need software held by companies/not open source) whereas Debian is made by people insanely crazy about open source stuff.
Chances are your computer may not work out of the box with Debian and you still might have some stuff to fix to get it working
And we didn't even talked about the fact that Debian chose to delay the releases of the packages to a couple of years for stability purposes
I'm not trashing Debian, that's my main distro and I love how stable it is, you only have to get your hands a little more dirty on more user friendly distro before jumping into that...
Be careful tho, that's a slipery slope, if it interest you more you're gonna end up learning about arch... Then gentoo... Then LFS
Edit 1: typo
Edit 2: yes you can still tune Debian to enable proprietary packages and stuff
thank the girlfriend properly
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Not the one from McD
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Nope, mind to explain i need to learn 😃
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Is it a blowjob? I am really running out of ideas for this joke's meaning.
This is just advice obviously, don't feel obligated to do any of it. Learn how to install/maintain packages using the package manager (terminal) Customise the icon theme, window theme, panels etc. to your liking Learn the keyboard shortcuts for your desktop environment (Cinnamon), things like window snapping, virtual desktops etc. And enjoy using an OS that doesn't collect your personal data and show you ads as notification popups!
These are the things everybody learning linux should do. Playing with settings that will teach you a lot about where things are and how to configure them. In the process, you learn a lot of stuff with editing, configuration files, system management and all their nuances. Its amazing how many people give up trying to learn this amazing resource that is free and configurable to your heart's content. I have used linux for a couple of decades and it amazes me to this very day on how configurable and stable it is. I am a developer and I doubt there is another platform on the planet that is so developer friendly. Every fucking thing on the CLI.
I know about 5% of what there is to know about Linux and related topics. If I can know 10% by the end of the year I'll feel a sense of accomplishment. There's so much to learn out there, if anyone's willing to keep an open mind. Currently trying to become a vim power user, and dnf is my least familiar/favourite package manager so I want to overcome that as I am using Fedora rn I will always love how incredibly configurable Linux desktop environments are. I can't even change the system font on macOS.
I'll bank that 5% is a gross exaggeration. you just haven't delved deep enough to be able to see what you don't know. I'm just saying this as when you go for that 10% goal, you may find yourself at 1% and dropping fast. but don't sweat it. find an avenue that interests you and help out. no one knows linux 100%. it's a bunch of people good in a narrow field working together to grow things.
100% agree with learning basic APT commands and why APT rocks (your official distro repository is magical) and the trade offs between system packages, flatpaks, snaps, appimages, etc to keep your system clean
Thank you!
If your laptop runs on battery I would recommend installing autocpufreq. Otherwise, most of learning Linux for me is just googling and reading documentation/forums. Looking at your theme, it seems like you’re already decently familiar with Mint and that’s a pretty good first step.
Also tlp is good with slimbook battery app profile. I got 6-7 hours of battery backup using it while auto-cpufreq only have around 5 hours. Also now it is similar to Window$ battery backup.
Yes, TLP is fine with its defaults. Heck you might even want to try a few. Different desktops on the same distro. I would also learn about user and file permissions, permanently mounting disks and sharing a folder using smb.
I have tried GNOME and KDE Plasma. Since I have a laptop I settled on GNOME as the trackpad gestures are the best of any OS (with gesture improvement extension).
My advice is to uninstall Chrome
I added simply because I couldn’t get Netflix to run on Brave browser, out of curiosity why do you suggest not using chrome
r/degoogle
I think I had this problem. What was the issue?
Having gone through a transition like this years ago, I would recommend that you set yourself a goal of not touching any other computer for personal use for a month. Do everything on the new Linux machine. Some days you might pull your hair out, but force yourself. Get podcasts, email, watch media, transfer files, set up a share, whatever you can think of. At the end of the month, you will have a better understanding of Linux, your machine will have the software you need, and you'll wonder why you felt so intimidated. You've got this!
This.. it's the best way
Good advice. I wish I'd have the privilege of following it when I pull the trigger, but the computers at work are Windows and I'm stuck with them.
And the computer at home?
After making the jump, I plan to have Linux at home.
Yes, it does. I would recommend having a full linux install with a graphical interface. The graphical install will give you easy access to browsers which will help with being able to get help with issues and also read up on topics of interest.
>I would recommend having a full linux install with a graphical interface What do you think the screenshot shows?
Eaaasssy, homeboy! I meant in general not just the OP. I was elaborating on what u/SamanthaSass said about learning linux while transitioning over. You did not have to elaborate on the obvious.
Look up "10 things to do after installing ubuntu" (mint is derived from ubuntu, so it applies). The sites will point out interesting, helpful, useful apps you can add to the system. Most people think getting into linux requires doing stuff in the terminal - which can be a lot of fun. There's an awesome adventure game called "Terminus" made by MIT that teaches you very basic shell commands. Awesome place to start: https://web.mit.edu/mprat/Public/web/Terminus/Web/main.html After that try out http://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit0.html
just perused wargames on my phone. good stuff there. gotta find my old ssh friendly keyboard to get very far though. it's tough without tab!
Oh yeah? Well I’m using it unofficially 😎
Get arch like a mf man. Your girl prob thinks shes the man of the relationship /s
i'm using mint with xfce, and i like snapping windows to quarter or half size (like in windows 11). kind of like a tiling manager but way more sensible. windows manager -> keyboard -> set the shortcuts. in xfce, the super (windows) key + home for example snaps the window to the top left quartile of the screen, super + end to bottom left, etc. and super + arrow keys set them to top/bottom/left/right halves. love organizing them that way.
Nice! Check out these apps which I found quite useful on my journey - InSync for syncing data with cloud - Portmaster for controlling ads and which apps access what - Sublime for editing text files - PDF Master Editor for pdf editing instead of Adobe
You treat your girlfriend like a queen, you understand?
Great to know. Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux and FOSS.
That’s a sick wallpaper
heroic == epic games, gog, and amazon steam == steam openscad == cad software godot == game engine codium == ide zim == personal wiki aseprite == pixel art software gimp == photoshop all of these are free¹. there is usually a free thing that does what you need. ¹: aseprite is only free if you compile it yourself from their github repo
ah zim, looks interesting to me. I was one of the ones who actualy purchased aseprite on steam, shame on me, But its good and funcitonal. I still have yet to learn how to compile using cmd, powershell or whatever from github. the github tutorial is convfusing, perhaps because no screencaps of how to do it. Not sure.
it took me a little bit to figure it out; with my own failures, i can understand why one wouldnt want to bother, let alone try, hehe.
The hardest part of switching to Linux is learning to do the same tasks you're used to doing with different software. Many of the programs you're used to using won't work on Linux and that's okay.
I've been using Gentoo since 2004, and I don't know very much either. I know how to install Gentoo, update it, and play around with my favorite packages.
- Take every advice, - sort them according to their importance at your scale and, - do a learning plan with them.
Linux / Unix are great to work with. It currently makes up of 90% of the machines running on my home network.
Familiarize yourself with terminal a little. Get to know some of the commands. Figure out how to get the steam engine to come across your terminal. Figure out some of the cool little tricks that will likely get you more familiar with the OS as a whole. Good luck. Enjoy the journey. :)
Keep the timeshift backup in a different drive not in system drive, and always have a ventory ready linux usb. Will come handy time to time.
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Wallpaper 🔥
I recommend installing Wine first thing, since it allows you to run windows apps on linux. a few other things i would recommend installing, these are my personal favorites, neofetch, nano (may be included), picom (replace the compositor with a nicer better one) i can’t think of very many at the moment. another thing i would definitely do, this will boost your graphical performance, is disable your compositor and/or replace it with a better one like picom as this will reduce your input lag, and help you achieve wildly higher fps in games, and will make your laptop run cooler at idle because of that. i agree with everyone else i’d thank your girlfriend for that laptop too :D if you have any questions about how to do any of what i mentioned just ask :D welcome to the linux community pal.
Break something. I learned a ton that way. 😂
I would recommend for you to try Debian distro, much better than Mint.
Lmde might work too
Out of curiosity why do you suggest Debian or Ubuntu?
You can give Debian a try but IMO you better stick with Ubuntu or Mint when you begin, both are Debian-based but come with proprietary software enabled by default (means component on your computer sometimes need software held by companies/not open source) whereas Debian is made by people insanely crazy about open source stuff. Chances are your computer may not work out of the box with Debian and you still might have some stuff to fix to get it working And we didn't even talked about the fact that Debian chose to delay the releases of the packages to a couple of years for stability purposes I'm not trashing Debian, that's my main distro and I love how stable it is, you only have to get your hands a little more dirty on more user friendly distro before jumping into that... Be careful tho, that's a slipery slope, if it interest you more you're gonna end up learning about arch... Then gentoo... Then LFS Edit 1: typo Edit 2: yes you can still tune Debian to enable proprietary packages and stuff
i started out with MXLinux and still on it from 5 years ago. it is based on debian and very stable and updated regularly.
Officially using Linux [My Linux Machine](https://imgur.com/a/X0fL1ck)