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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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Finally making the move to Linux, and I have questions before I get started. (lemmy.world)

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Hi everyone, I'm planning on moving from w11 to kubuntu (lts release - 24.04). I'm a gamer at heart, a game designer by education, and wanting to get away from Windows. I could really use some top tips, best practices, and things to look out for. I have run Linux on a Chromebook, but never as my primary PC.

I'm preparing by copying tax info, critical documents, game prototypes, and D&D documents to a USB.

Then run Linus from a different USB on restart?

Thank you for your help, and any references to specific how-to's 😅.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Use the package manager! I have a friend that is an amazing programmer he knows computer software well. But he said Linux is a hassle to use because of updates. I was confused then I found out he would download the .tar.gz and install software manually.

Just get used to using the package manager instead of downloading from the websites like on windows. It takes a minute to get used to but life will be much easier.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

So he was manually compiling all the software he used, even those related to his system like openssh?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago

Just whisper gentoo in his ear

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago

Anything that wasn't installed by default or wasn't a dependancy. So Nvidia drivers he downloaded from the website, Discord, Spotify, Chrome.

Some of them had .RPM files so that helped

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

But he said Linux is a hassle to use because of updates ... Just get used to using the package manager

Yeah, package managers are great... but also... for somethings... flatpaks from Flathub/Software Center are also great because those apps get automatically updated in the background, so you don't even have to think about updating anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, package manager. So flat packs are another version of a package manager and a little more

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

what distro was he using?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Fedora

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Sounds good, ty for the recommendation