I use Arch btw
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I've been considering dipping my toes in and trying to learn Linux for the first time recently, having seen a couple screenshots from Mint that look approachable and not intimidating.... Can somebody tell me how Mint would fair if it was included in this comic so I know what I'm getting myself into (or if I should try Fedora or something....)
edit: typo
Mint is hands down the easiest and most stable distro I have ever used. You don't need the terminal at all. Comes with everything necessary preconfigured and if you need any tutorial you can use any Ubuntu tutorial (its based on Ubuntu).
You can dip your toes and have a basic Linux desktop to play with up and running in 10 minutes (less if you know what you are doing).
It will run in a virtual environment within windows (assuming you're running 10 or 11).
So you don't risk anything relating to disk partitioning.
And you can always start it when you have a few mins to play with it without closing down everything else you're working on.
Not mint though. Ubuntu desktop which is I think is also pretty relaxed.
I started using EndeavourOS which is pretty close to Arch with a better installer. Uses their repos unlike Manjaro.
What the guy on the right is doing seems like cultural appropriation of trans catgirl culture.
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My first real experience with installing/running Linux on my own machine back in the day was with Gentoo. My experience was basically the same as Arch guy there, except with the added step of compiling every single component from source. On a Celeron equipped laptop. Nobody warned me about that part.
It took fucking ages. I was stuck in textmode land with Matrix code flying up the screen for like three fucking days, before I even got to a shell prompt.
I gave up. I just run Debian now.
Debian guy could have saved time by connecting to lan after boot and installing the wifi package directly.
When I first tried to install Arch, I gave up when I got confused with the documentation for an encrypted install.
But since I've discovered archinstall, it's a dream to do and arguably faster to install than other distros.
Only ever recorded instance of hat-wearing Linux user saying “I’m in” and not meaning an access acquisition
You don't install Fedora. You buy a server with pre-installed Fedora and a three-year support contract.
You don't care about updates. You don't care if it breaks. You just get a replacement server, covered by a contract.
You really shouldn't run fedora on production servers.