I can imagine it being driver hell not running on an actual mac. It truly is the best os tho.
is also very very good. Installed it first time yesterday and it actually doesn’t come with all the microsoft bullshit and bloat.
>Gentoo if you have time and want to learn about Linux deeper
any alternatives other than gentoo?
also what's the best way to learn linux as a beginner?
– Mint
Or Ubuntu
Or Fedora silver blue
Later after you get a feel for things Arch
Finally Gentoo - or just start with Gentoo if you’re not a little bitch
Check out some of mental outlaws videos on YouTube and the forums for each distro site. Learn to use the distrochecker to see if there are any hardware incompatibilities with your computer for each kernel and distro. Always use the latest kernel unless it breaks something with your hardware. You need to have some decent trouble shooting skills. Look up what the acronyms for each command are in command prompt as you go so you know what you’re typing.
The fundamental thing about Linux you need to get coming from the mainstream OSs is you don’t have to go to websites to download your stuff you use a packet manager which is a program that’s very easy to use but can get very technical when you start to learn what everything does that you download. It feels so much better than poopcrosoft winblows. God speed based noob.
>what's the best way to learn linux as a beginner?
By using it.
Started with Ubuntu (Gnome; because I was tired of reading reviews and looking at videos -just pick one!)
I spent some time with Mint, I didn't like the look of it, It functioned fine, productive right away (familiar look and function). VERY subject decision to switch to Ubuntu Gnome. In retrospect it was a good decision. It forced me to give up any expectations that everything had to be like Windows. (I had to learn how Gnome worked and stop looking for Windows-like behavior). That being said I had time to kill and productivity wasn't part of the equation.
I stayed in the GUI for quite a while slowly learning to do things in the terminal, meaning that you really don't have to do much in the terminal and still be entirely usable. Because I chose Ubuntu there was a ton of guidance on the web. This is also true for Mint.
Hope that helps. Just dive in anon. I went for it balls deep, No live disk trial run. I just nuked my partitions and installed (on purpose, it was time to decide and commit).
Ubuntu is perfectly fine to learn
I said Gentoo because then you can go deeper into the internals and it's even more customizable
I use both but Ubuntu is my main
i see thanks, anons
was just wondering if arch is an okay alternative for gentoo (for learning how os works, or something along those lines) since i heard that when installing gentoo i need a decent hardware
but i was planning to learn linux with my thinkpad
>decent hardware
Linux distros work best if the hardware has been around at least 1 year. 2 or more is better. Your Thinkpad plan is rock solid. AMD GPUs work with little or no configuring. The best thing about Linux (generally, not ALL distros) is bringing older computers that no longer work well on windows back to usable life.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
Start with Ubuntu
Arch has some quirks to put it politely but no it wouldn’t be impossible to start with arch.
Check out some of mental outlaws videos on YouTube and the forums for each distro site. Learn to use the distrochecker to see if there are any hardware incompatibilities with your computer for each kernel and distro. Always use the latest kernel unless it breaks something with your hardware. You need to have some decent trouble shooting skills. Look up what the acronyms for each command are in command prompt as you go so you know what you’re typing.
The fundamental thing about Linux you need to get coming from the mainstream OSs is you don’t have to go to websites to download your stuff you use a packet manager which is a program that’s very easy to use but can get very technical when you start to learn what everything does that you download. It feels so much better than poopcrosoft winblows. God speed based noob.
Ubuntu is perfectly fine to learn
I said Gentoo because then you can go deeper into the internals and it's even more customizable
I use both but Ubuntu is my main
>os update can brick the install at any moment >a lot of basic software that even winfags can get free equivalents for is paid >only a matter of time till the last intel mac loses support, thus killing the entire hackintosh scene >no games
thanks, ill stick to debian
>How many distros have you installed?
Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch, Slackware, probably others >do I need to know anything about partitions or file systems or are the defaults reliable?
Unless you want to dualboot with Windows you don't need to know anything, the defaults are fine. Just select in the installer to erase your disk. It's not any more difficult than installing Windows 10, if anything it's simpler.
Many distros will not boot directly into an installation program, but into a live desktop environment. So it will be like you actually have the OS running and you can play around with it if you want, and there will be a shortcut to the installer on the desktop. You can connect to wifi at that point if you want to. A connection will be good as some distros will allow you install extra software like multimedia codecs during install. All of this applies to Mint and Ubuntu of course. Your wifi should hopefully just work without any difficulty. Also once you've installed make sure to find the software updater and run it, as well as to find the driver manager and installer your GPU driver if you have Nvidia.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
That seems pretty easy, like anon said (maybe you?) easier than installing Win10. I'm going for Mint. Thanks for the reassurance, intended or not.
Mojave was good. I don't think they've made any substantial changes to the OS in a long time and have just changed shit because they needed to look like they were doing something.
OP here, posted the wrong image whoops
I can imagine it being driver hell not running on an actual mac. It truly is the best os tho.
is also very very good. Installed it first time yesterday and it actually doesn’t come with all the microsoft bullshit and bloat.
I dont get distrohoping, just using debian or if you're a homosexual use arch, simple as.
debian hasn't been the normal distro for years
use Fedora
nah, just use Ubuntu if you want something that works without hassle or Gentoo if you have time and want to learn about Linux deeper
>Gentoo if you have time and want to learn about Linux deeper
any alternatives other than gentoo?
also what's the best way to learn linux as a beginner?
– Mint
Or Ubuntu
Or Fedora silver blue
Later after you get a feel for things Arch
Finally Gentoo - or just start with Gentoo if you’re not a little bitch
danke
Check out some of mental outlaws videos on YouTube and the forums for each distro site. Learn to use the distrochecker to see if there are any hardware incompatibilities with your computer for each kernel and distro. Always use the latest kernel unless it breaks something with your hardware. You need to have some decent trouble shooting skills. Look up what the acronyms for each command are in command prompt as you go so you know what you’re typing.
The fundamental thing about Linux you need to get coming from the mainstream OSs is you don’t have to go to websites to download your stuff you use a packet manager which is a program that’s very easy to use but can get very technical when you start to learn what everything does that you download. It feels so much better than poopcrosoft winblows. God speed based noob.
>what's the best way to learn linux as a beginner?
By using it.
Started with Ubuntu (Gnome; because I was tired of reading reviews and looking at videos -just pick one!)
I spent some time with Mint, I didn't like the look of it, It functioned fine, productive right away (familiar look and function). VERY subject decision to switch to Ubuntu Gnome. In retrospect it was a good decision. It forced me to give up any expectations that everything had to be like Windows. (I had to learn how Gnome worked and stop looking for Windows-like behavior). That being said I had time to kill and productivity wasn't part of the equation.
I stayed in the GUI for quite a while slowly learning to do things in the terminal, meaning that you really don't have to do much in the terminal and still be entirely usable. Because I chose Ubuntu there was a ton of guidance on the web. This is also true for Mint.
Hope that helps. Just dive in anon. I went for it balls deep, No live disk trial run. I just nuked my partitions and installed (on purpose, it was time to decide and commit).
i see thanks, anons
was just wondering if arch is an okay alternative for gentoo (for learning how os works, or something along those lines) since i heard that when installing gentoo i need a decent hardware
but i was planning to learn linux with my thinkpad
>decent hardware
Linux distros work best if the hardware has been around at least 1 year. 2 or more is better. Your Thinkpad plan is rock solid. AMD GPUs work with little or no configuring. The best thing about Linux (generally, not ALL distros) is bringing older computers that no longer work well on windows back to usable life.
once again
thanks, anons
Start with Ubuntu
Arch has some quirks to put it politely but no it wouldn’t be impossible to start with arch.
>since i heard that when installing gentoo i need a decent hardware
not true, it will just take longer to compile if you have shitty hardware
Ubuntu is perfectly fine to learn
I said Gentoo because then you can go deeper into the internals and it's even more customizable
I use both but Ubuntu is my main
i hate systemd
install gentoo
it doesnt change your experience as a user
nagger
>click update
>OS suicides
ewww
>os update can brick the install at any moment
>a lot of basic software that even winfags can get free equivalents for is paid
>only a matter of time till the last intel mac loses support, thus killing the entire hackintosh scene
>no games
thanks, ill stick to debian
>piercings
into the trash it goes
>literally damaged her milkers making her unable to feed her young
would not nakaԁashi
these images always end up proving how terrible my self-control is
hackintoshes are fun to waste an afternoon on as a proof of concept (I've done it)
but it's not actually usable, the lack of drivers means the performance is horrible, latency you can feel on every action, jerky scrolling etc. awful
you haven't finished the hack
Which major distro is the easiest to install?
Most have simple installers, so the issues might show up afterwards. For something that will give you minimal hassle after the install, try Mint
How many distros have you installed? (full install, not VM) do I need to know anything about partitions or file systems or are the defaults reliable?
>How many distros have you installed?
Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch, Slackware, probably others
>do I need to know anything about partitions or file systems or are the defaults reliable?
Unless you want to dualboot with Windows you don't need to know anything, the defaults are fine. Just select in the installer to erase your disk. It's not any more difficult than installing Windows 10, if anything it's simpler.
Great answer, thanks.
one more question, do I need an ethernet connection during install, once installed is the WiFi set up similar to windows (or automatic)?
Many distros will not boot directly into an installation program, but into a live desktop environment. So it will be like you actually have the OS running and you can play around with it if you want, and there will be a shortcut to the installer on the desktop. You can connect to wifi at that point if you want to. A connection will be good as some distros will allow you install extra software like multimedia codecs during install. All of this applies to Mint and Ubuntu of course. Your wifi should hopefully just work without any difficulty. Also once you've installed make sure to find the software updater and run it, as well as to find the driver manager and installer your GPU driver if you have Nvidia.
That seems pretty easy, like anon said (maybe you?) easier than installing Win10. I'm going for Mint. Thanks for the reassurance, intended or not.
>cures your heterosexuality
Until Apple kills support for x86.
hi jay
True. I love MacOS and iOS because they are the most secure OSes right now.
I was never infected in the first place.
Shamiko doesn't know how to use a computer
Mojave was good. I don't think they've made any substantial changes to the OS in a long time and have just changed shit because they needed to look like they were doing something.
That's not *buntu
You can theme kde to look like that. There are solutions, seek help