I’ve also got the Linux Basics for Hackers book but it’s at home while I’m on vacation.

I’m just really happy rn yall :) this install took some work, SecureBoot kept getting in the way and I’m not the most savvy person so there was a lot of Googling and trial and error in the way of getting here.

  • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Hey congrats, @A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world! By getting through that hurdle you most certainly are that savvy of a person. Enjoy the after success glow and welcome to the hacker universe.

    Trial and error is 90% of life! Thats how you get shit done!

      • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        11 days ago

        Im proud you took the plunge! Feel free to reach out if you get stuck on anything. Im a principal engineer whose done work all over the tech stack including the linux kernel and wrote my own shell. (Think gnome/kde user interfaces.) And these days im playing with biochemistry:)

    • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
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      11 days ago

      you most certainly are that savvy of a person

      There are millions of us.

      Glad to hear OP has the spare time to make it “it just works”

      😂

      • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        11 days ago

        Hey everyone that gets over that hurdle implies that its doable and that it might be getting easier.

        Remember that use to be just the first hurdle of many. It sounds like kobold is enjoying the desktop already and there use to be another 7 or 8 major hurdles. Audio, video, x11, network, Bluetooth, usb.

        Seems like all those were just breezed on past!

        • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldOP
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          11 days ago

          Yeah honestly once I got past my BIOS problems everything else has been a breeze. Driver install and updates all went flawlessly. I played around with Linux a tiny bit in decades past (usually just to fix something and get back to Windows), so I was a little concerned about it at first, but, as they say… shit just works 🤷‍♂️

  • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 days ago

    I reccomend trying TUI utilities to get better at Linux for example: btop, fastfetch, ranger, vim, and apt (also ignore anyone who tells you to sudo rm -rf /*)

  • infinite_ass@leminal.space
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    11 days ago

    I’ve used Linux for 20 years and never picked up a book on it. Not that there’s anything wrong with the books, but let’s not give the impression that it’s necessary.

    • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      When I bought a book on Linux, I followed it chapter by chapter then when I got to chapter 6 or something none of it matched my OS and I was lost again. It was really bad for a modern book.

      I did learn a lot from the book, but quite discouraged after getting lost there.

      About a year or 2 later I went full time in Linux after the windows Recall and their One drive was stealing all my files when it was disabled. I saw the sync icons all over my desktop with the computer idle. Last straw and I switched to Linux for good.

    • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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      11 days ago

      The NoStarch books are excellent overviews for newbies to go beyond being “just a user” though. They’re written in a very friendly and approachable manner. If you’re enthusiastic about learning how the OS works and playing with commands, they’re really good about that! I think it’s cool OP is repping rhem. :)

      If someone was like “Hey I wanted to try Linux!” and thought they needed to go through LPIC/LINUX+ doorstoppers or had manuals about the kernel or something, I’d be like “Woah there. Calm down.” LOL

      • infinite_ass@leminal.space
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        11 days ago

        I hear ya. I use linux just fine but now and then I dicover a new trick or command and I’m like “holy shit it’s a superpower”. A good book could be gold.

  • Veneroso@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Congratulations! It’s really fun to learn something new. Don’t let anyone distro shame you.

    (Unless it’s into installing Gentoo)

    • Starbuncle@lemmy.caEnglish
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      10 days ago

      Does anyone distro shame Mint? The only distro-shaming I’ve seen is against Ubuntu, and that’s because of Canonical’s repeated attempts to turn Linux into Windows and push their own proprietary bullshit.

  • Affidavit@lemm.ee
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    11 days ago

    Honestly, I consider myself moderately tech savvy. But I also had issues with SecureBoot when installing Linux. It really doesn’t help when every single BIOS has different settings and they all want to make everything as poorly worded and unintuitive as humanly possible.

    “Oh, you want an on/off toggle for SecureBoot? Sorry, no. Let’s just fuck with you until you either brick your motherboard or somehow manage to install Linux.”

    My congratulations! You’ve managed to get past the most difficult hurdle.

    • infinite_ass@leminal.space
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      11 days ago

      To be fair, writing technical documentation for this shit is possibly the most unpleasant job in the world. After 5 minutes I desperately want to fuck off and get high.

  • NutWrench@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    11 days ago

    You’ll probably be making lots of changes to your computer over the next couple of weeks, so it’s a good idea to use TimeShift to make system snapshots. (It works like System Restore in Windows). It can even rescue an unbootable system. Just boot from your Linux Live CD / flash drive and you can run TimeShift from that.

    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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      11 days ago

      Whoah… wish I knew about this when I was setting up my raspberry pi. Got a brand new computer on the way (well half of it is here already) so this might come in handy… thanks!

      • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        10 days ago

        FYI, you can usually automate creating timeshifts whenever you add packages or update your system. I did that for mine, so that I don’t have to remember to do it.

        • abcdqfr@lemmy.world
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          10 days ago

          I highly recommend taking the time to really look into btrfs for anyone interested in utilizing timeshift. There is no going back.

  • Mwa@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 days ago

    did the same.Did a raid0 config on my old windows drive.

  • hondaguy97386@sh.itjust.works
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    12 days ago

    “I’m just really happy rn yall” - be careful with that rn command if you’re anywhere near Arch, wouldn’t want all your happy uninstalled! Seriously though, good for you! Welcome to freedom.

  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
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    11 days ago

    Nice. I’m currently waiting on a “new” laptop, get off this old Core2 duo I’m typing on. Under $300 from a trusted ebay seller and I’ll be in the right decade. Linux is awesome for using old hardware but my favorite part is the “free as in freedom” aspect.

    If you do run into windows mandatory stuff it’s not all that hard to run virtual machines now. I’ve been using VMWare player but on my incoming machine I’m going to give QEMU-KVM a shot. Move away from proprietary VMWare and onto free as in freedom software.

    • Valmond@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      Oh my god. I had a E8400 when like WOW came out, fond memories.

      So what kind of laptop are you getting?

      Edit: I upgraded to the E8400 during the WoW aera, as WoW came out 2004 and the E8400 came out 2008. Still some time ago :-) !