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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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Linux hits 4% on the desktop 🐧 📈 (gs.statcounter.com)

submitted 9 months ago by markus99 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I just installed WSL so I can learn Linux before I totally get rid of windows. If anyone has any suggestions for windows users learning Linux I will read them!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You could look at dual boot instead of WSL. YouTube has some pretty decent tutorial. Just make sure you take all tutorials with a pinch of salt; don't EVER run a command without looking it up first and checking out what it does; and try to find the most recent tutorials you can.

You may also have a local Linux club that can help you get started too 🙂

[–] Resol 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dual booting always fucks up my Windows installation. I have to fix it using Linux every time I wanna use Windows.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I assume you've got the boot partitions on the same drive? I've found it is easier when you have windows on a completely separate drive.

My only other suggestion would be to check out the Arch Wiki on dual booting - it's a goldmine for working out dual boot issues.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_boot_with_Windows

[–] Resol 1 points 9 months ago

Not so easy when you're trying to do this on a laptop.

[–] Dehydrated 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would recommend you to try out Linux in a virtual machine and play around with it. You can watch this video if you don't know how to set this up. You can do much more with a VM than with WSL. It allows you to basically try any Linux Distribution, whereas WSL only supports a few distros. In a VM you also get a desktop environment by default, whereas WSL mostly restricts you to the terminal. Sure, you can run graphical apps in WSLg, but you still don't have a Linux desktop. Lastly, it's much easier to take a snapshot of a VM, and roll back in case you break something.

After you get comfortable in a VM, maybe try booting a Live USB of some Linux distribution. That way you will be able to try it out on your actual hardware.

After that, you can set up dual boot. That way, you can still keep your Windows installation, but also use Linux without any restrictions or limitations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

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