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Posted this is the old thread apparently after this one was made so reposting it here
New to linux, read the OP, didn't really find answers about the command line and terminal specifically, was hoping some nice anons could help
>First link is 14,000+ commands with 25 entries per page. As if I'm supposed to know what to search for. >Second link is some pseudo-programmer jargon shit that wants you to enter a command on the page. Just not clear on how to use it.
What I wanna know is, is there like some essentials or cheat sheet of sorts for debian with shit I NEED to or should know? I swapped from windows to get away from the botnet but man the barrier to entry to linux is pretty rough.
Luis Thomas
For one you should probably learn how to use apt. It's easy, just look up it's man page with man apt in the terminal and you can read about all it's options, with the main ones you'll be using being install, update and upgrade.
Colton Peterson
>barrier to entry to linux is pretty rough >installed Debian Linux is piss easy, just don't make stupid decisions like using Debian since it's hostile to beginners and became a meme alongside Gentoo. Don't blame Linux for your own missteps.
Jason Carter
What's the big difference between installing Nobara and just using Fedora with GE's kernel copr? I'm on the latter right now and it mostly just seems like it's mainly the same.
Adam Kelly
>alongside Gentoo. Why are you calling Gentoo a meme? It does one thing it was made to do and it does it well.
Benjamin Hughes
Nobara also includes a bunch of gaming and content creation programs pre-installed while also enabling rpm-fusion.
Michael Gray
So it's better out of the box, but if I already have a good Fedora install going I don't really need to switch? I mean, I don't really need to switch anyway, I was just mostly curious if it was worth it.
If you can install GE's custom kernel over a normal Fedora install and pick it in GRUB to boot from I guess there's no need.
Leo Gomez
Thanks user I'll check it out
>Don't blame Linux I can and I will it's really not user friendly at all when you do what seems like 90% of the shit on it through the terminal for me anyways is retarded, but maybe I'll warm up to that later. My thought process was I didn't want to even put on the training wheels and jump right in.
Bentley Wood
>I didn't want to even put on the training wheels and jump right in You don't NEED to take them off. There's nothing wrong with admitting you don't like the terminal and sticking to GUI programs and distros that make heavy use of them.
James Powell
If you're choosing to try Linux you really gotta learn to love using the terminal. After a while of using it you might be surprised how much you come around on it. And yes it's true that Debian isn't really considered a beginners distro in the slightest really. Ubuntu LTS and it's derivatives like K/L/Xubuntu and Linux Mint use Debian as a launch pad to create something much more beginner friendly, which you should probably have a look at.
With Debian you have to understand how strict the Debian project is about licensing. Not all distributions chop up firmware files like that or have distinct repositories for software that doesn't fall under GNU. Also applies to other distributions that advertise themselves as FSF-approved or whatever.
Tyler Green
He's really customized it with a whole bunch of pick and mixed gaming modules and his own custom bits and pieces. Nobara's kernel at this point is pretty much one-of-a-kind for now.
Kayden Torres
what's the point of lutris?
Gavin Mitchell
Hey do you know any semi obscure unique distros to put in the ither category thanks
Nobara (Fedora but if he best gaming distro) Garuda (VERY riced Arch) Gecko (OpenSUSE but with better defaults) MX Linux (Debian but actually suitable for desktop)
Adam Ross
It's basically an automated script runner that sets up wine prefixes and installs the game and it's other dependencies with no real need for intervention from scripts made by users on the Lutris website.
Hudson Rodriguez
Nobara should definitely be included on that list as "Fedora but highly customized to be made gaming ready OOTB with a custom gaming-centric kernel. Built by GloriousEggroll (creator of proton-ge-custom and Lutris.)"
Luis Reyes
Wait this isn't the kernel that he is using with Nobara? I am pretty sure that it is
Noah Smith
The fsync patch is one thing that's included.
Austin Williams
I'm on Fedora as well. I don't think it's worth switching. Just install what you want out of his copr repos and the sentry kernel. That's what I did.
Cooper Jenkins
My thought process was I didn't want to use GUI because in my mind, I didn't want the same thing as windows and I'd have to eventually learn it anyways.
I was told to use Debian because it's stable and doesn't break all the time, maybe I was memed. I can check those out though thanks, which one would you recommend?
Yeah I have never heard of 99% of the shit I have on my machine but I just kinda chalk it up to muh free software, it's a learning experience for me.
Nicholas Robinson
Yeah but it's just called kernel-fsync because its original purpose was to enable fsync. I am pretty sure that it has all of the other stuff as well.
