Now i've been considering moving to linux. I don't have much of a history using a computer and find it tougher to use than my phone. But I also really appreciate the foss movement. I've currently got an old laptop running windows 11 I think and it would prolly speed up with linux too. But I'm afraid I'd fuck smth up trying to download linux, understand it or while using it. Is it worth switching and how different is it to a windows experience.

  • SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Ok i'm reading up on this sub and not arch seems to be the consensus for a newbie. I want to download smth and just have it there without thinking bout it the way it is with windows. Not a hobby that i spend hours on.

    Apparently theres many versions of linux you can get?

    • Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, don't use Arch if you're new to Linux and not tech-literate. You seem pretty interested in Linux Mint from other comments here, I'd say give that a go.

    • Jvrava9@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      Linux Mint is very easy with GUI's for everything you need and the UI is pretty similar out of the box. Try it out on a live usb before making the switch.

    • PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      i gotta join in with the other Linux Mint voices here. It's very user friendly. You just need to know:

      • the desktop environment is called Cinnamon. this will help you google stuff.
      • the system package manager is called APT, and if you just use the update manager you won't have to interact with it directly, but it's good to know.
      • in the software center many apps have the options sytem package or flatpak. system package means it goes through APT, flatpak is a sandbox system that is good for isolating your apps from your system. imo always choose flatpak, except for steam.