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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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I've finally started transitioning to Linux from windows (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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That's pretty much it, after several months, maybe even a year of wanting to take the leap, a couple days ago I finally did it. I just wanted to share this cuz I think it's an absolute win, and I guess just see if anyone has any general advice to keep in mind during the process. I ended up choosing Fedora, right now I'm dual booting while I'm still in the process of finding software alternatives and getting everything set up, but trying to minimize my use of windows as much as possible, and so far I've been loving it. I love this community and I just wanted to thank everyone that has given any advice or suggestions in the past, i'm really excited about this and grateful that I could get to this point.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

            
              Always keep a live USB of your distro handy
Don't ignore the terminal, you're doing yourself a major disservice if you do. Terminal is life
The ArchWiki isn't just for Arch users

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

Don't be afraid to think for yourself.

You're just using a computer. It's not that complicated or religious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

i always do have a distro live USB in my bag at all times. you never know who gets interested in the question "which distro do you use?"

CC: @[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I used to, but when someone finally got interested, the usb media was so outdated, that I had to download and write a new iso :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Carry a dual USB A/USB C drive. You then flash distros from your phone. Distros on the fly!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for the tip, but my phone still uses micro usb lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Bruh