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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).

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first time using linux (beehaw.org)

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I’m using virtual box to try it out. I went with Linux linux mint cinnamon and it’s running great. Any program suggestions to try out or any general advice?

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

This is excellent advice, and I want to stress that linux on bare metal will let you see just how much better it is. It'll fly. You really don't get a sense of how much be there is in windows till you run linux on the same hardware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Especially Wayland DEs ^((User interfaces, that run on the new rendering engine; the default "look" of Linux Mint can't utilize that yet)) will perform much different on a real install.

On a VM, the screen tears a lot and it will perform sluggish, while on bare metal, it will be suuuper smooth and also give you (on Gnome ^((one of the two most popular desktop environments)) ) access to the best touchpad gestures out there, even better than MacOS.