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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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How to start as a not very tech savy person (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by happyfullfridge@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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with the recent windows news, I wanna switch to Linux. I tried mint a few years ago and was annoyed and frustrated with multiple things, like having to input the password all the time and the general ammunt of constant trouble shooting and needing a tutorial for the most basic things.

I want a distro that:

Is very user friendly, ideally not requiring a terminal
Is hard to accidentally fuck up
ideally doesn't require a password for every input

I basically just use my laptop to browse the web, draw in krita and use ms office apps (have been getting used to open office lately)

What do y'all suggest?

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[–] oyzmo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When I started my Linux journey a couple of years ago, I tried lots of distros and experienced some of the same frustrations. The distro that hooked me and just worked was Pop! OS. It was very user friendly, didn't require any fiddling, it just worked. Later I wanted a more up-to-date system, and after trying several distros I settled with Fedora.

Other thoughts: ...be sure to install Timeshift (system rollback app). ...my experience is that gnome desktop is easier, cleaner, less tweaking and less overwhelming than kde.

[–] rsolva@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

+1 for Fedora.

I started my Linux journey back in 2011 with Arch on my MacBookPro 17". I had a great time and enjoyed the steep learning curve, but around 2018 I needed something that just worked to keep myself from fiddling to much with the OS and get to work on other tasks, and settled for Fedora. The last few years i have very much enjoyed Fedora Silverblue, but there are still a couple of sharp edges around video codecs and the browser. But that is about it.

Fedora keeps me productive!