Linux

[Red_Fox_1293]

Hey guys!

I want to get into linux because I want a light OS with all that I need with just about no restrictions, and Linux is perfect for that.

One problem is: to me, Linux is downright daunting. I've used raspbian and ubuntu in the past, and I don't understand the commands or honestly what the hell is going on.

I want to learn, so do you guys have any forums or courses or articles that I can look into?

-Red_Fox_1293

[kelvinhall05]

Personally I think the best way to learn is to install it as your primary OS and just live with it, learning how to solve problems you encounter as you use it day to day.

 

But if you prefer to learn by just reading stuff: https://linuxjourney.com/

[Helpful Tech Witch]

5 minutes ago, Red_Fox_1293 said:

Hey guys!

I want to get into linux because I want a light OS with all that I need with just about no restrictions, and Linux is perfect for that.

One problem is: to me, Linux is downright daunting. I've used raspbian and ubuntu in the past, and I don't understand the commands or honestly what the hell is going on.

I want to learn, so do you guys have any forums or courses or articles that I can look into?

-Red_Fox_1293

TBH, i just learned googling wht you need and how to do it as you need to do it.

Just dont use arch and you should be fine.
 

just never do sudo chmod  000 -R /*

[Red_Fox_1293]

ok. I still want to main windows, just considering most of the programs I use are good for windows (does adobe creative suite work on linux?) so I think I will put a distro I like on a vm and work it as my main for a bit

[Red_Fox_1293]

can I use something like manjaro or pop or elementary?

[Red_Fox_1293]

what is sudo chmod  000 -R /*

[svmlegacy]

6 minutes ago, Red_Fox_1293 said:

can I use something like manjaro or pop or elementary?

Honestly just stick with Ubuntu until you get comfortable, it's the distro with the widest support for asking questions.

The specific distro doesn't matter much until you know what you want from an OS.

3 minutes ago, Red_Fox_1293 said:

what is sudo chmod  000 -R /*

Basically rips all permissions from files. Can't read, write, or execute anything. Destroys a system without actually deleting the files. Might be recoverable from a recovery root, but never tried.

[AnirbanG007]

10 minutes ago, Red_Fox_1293 said:

can I use something like manjaro or pop or elementary?

Stick to pop, elementary, or mint for the moment. Manjaro is also easy to use, but I'm recommending these because they're based off of Ubuntu, and will be a bit familiar in terms of some terminal commands and stuff. And the vast majority of tutorials and stuff for Ubuntu will work on these.

 

And please don't ever run that command like the person said. It basically takes away read write and execute permissions from everyone.

 

You can read more about it here, cause you're interested. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/unix/unix-file-permission.htm

[kelvinhall05]

Quote people so we can see your reply even if we click off the page. It's the little arrow next to the report triangle.

7 minutes ago, Red_Fox_1293 said:

ok. I still want to main windows, just considering most of the programs I use are good for windows (does adobe creative suite work on linux?) so I think I will put a distro I like on a vm and work it as my main for a bit

Personally I wouldn't use a VM, I'd either dual boot or run it off a USB. And no, iirc CC does not work on Linux, but I would suggest trying alternatives like Kdenlive or Resolve for video editing, and Gimp and Darktable for photos.

7 minutes ago, Red_Fox_1293 said:

can I use something like manjaro or pop or elementary?

All would work. Many seem to enjoy PopOS as their first distro but I would strongly suggest Manjaro as having access to the AUR is a huge benefit. You could install Arch if you prefer learning the hard way, but that's up to you.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

51 minutes ago, Red_Fox_1293 said:

what is sudo chmod  000 -R /*

sudo runs the command as a root user, chmod changes permissions, 000 means so permission, -R means recursively, and /* means all files in the filesystem.

So together it will remove all perms from  all of the files.

[RockSolid1106]

Just now, Red_Fox_1293 said:

ok. I still want to main windows, just considering most of the programs I use are good for windows (does adobe creative suite work on linux?) so I think I will put a distro I like on a vm and work it as my main for a bit

TBH, I would suggest you to use it on a VM for a few days. Its just so much easier to just delete a VM if you change your mind. If you like it, you can dual boot with the other OS. Though, do consider your host machine's specs(I would suggest a minimum of an i5 and 8GB of RAM).

 

I would suggest Ubuntu. Its pretty user friendly if you like that. 

Just now, Red_Fox_1293 said:

I want to learn, so do you guys have any forums or courses or articles that I can look into?

I would suggest NetworkChuck on YouTube. He is a very encouraging guy and he just gets that excitement to learn more in you.

Linking a few of his videos:

Spoiler

 

 

 

Just as a side note, you can also use Ubuntu Terminal on Windows(built-in), if you just want to use the command-line.

[LloydLynx]

Maybe look into the Ubuntu for Non-Geeks book series. I bought the 4th edition (for 10.04 Lucid Lynx) on ebay and it was a pretty fun read. It comes with a 32-bit Ubuntu installation disk. I think it could still be really helpful for learning Linux even though it's from 10 years ago. Just get an old laptop, like a 10+ yo Thinkpad or Dell Latitude), install the distro and have fun reading through the book and trying the demos. I learned how to compile C code with cmake. There's lots of other stuff too, such as learning how to navigate folders and manipulate files from the terminal, learning about drivers (like Nvidia), learning about different apps that come with Ubuntu, and lots of other fun stuff.

[BotDamian]

Install ArchLinux.

Sounds unnecessary but it actually makes you aware how the system works.

 

Watch also Videos about Linux.

[W3BV1P3R]

If you really want to learn, install something like VirtualBox and emulate different linux systems. With VirtualBox you can do anything within it without harming your actual install. Once you've learned that then you can dual boot, which is basically having the option between booting into Windows or booting into Linux. Just whatever you do don't use WSL to try Linux, I mean you could for like downloading YouTube videos to watch within Windows but WSL gives Linux a bad first impression lol.