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How to Linux? (beehaw.org)

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So after reading a number of posts and comments on here about Linux, I've decided to give 'er a go. I have access to an Azure VM, but I have never done anything involving Unix before and have only a basic understanding of coding in general.

Where do I even start? The most daunting thing for me is command line script, as it seems I have to memorize close to 150 common commands and their functions. Is there a set of tools or free classes that would make it easier for me to understand, or should I just get stuck in there? I was planning on using Pop!_OS since I do a lot of gaming and it seems like the closest thing Ubuntu has for that purpose.

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[–] coolfission 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you want to try out different linux distros, I recommend using a VM and so you can get a feel for the experience and package systems. I personally use Linux Mint because it’s Ubuntu-based and I find the UI very intuitive coming from a Windows user.

For learning commands, there’s a ton of cheat sheets online and the basic commands are pretty simple. So like rm is remove, cp is copy, mv is move, ls to list files, pwd to see current directory, cd to change directory, etc.

If you’re going down the coding path then I definitely recommend learning git and vim as they’re really useful for source control and quick editing inside terminal regardless of if you want to use UNIX or Windows CMD/Powershell.