Now i’ve been considering moving to linux. I don’t have much of a history using a computer and find it tougher to use than my phone. But I also really appreciate the foss movement. I’ve currently got an old laptop running windows 11 I think and it would prolly speed up with linux too. But I’m afraid I’d fuck smth up trying to download linux, understand it or while using it. Is it worth switching and how different is it to a windows experience.

  • PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    i gotta join in with the other Linux Mint voices here. It’s very user friendly. You just need to know:

    • the desktop environment is called Cinnamon. this will help you google stuff.
    • the system package manager is called APT, and if you just use the update manager you won’t have to interact with it directly, but it’s good to know.
    • in the software center many apps have the options sytem package or flatpak. system package means it goes through APT, flatpak is a sandbox system that is good for isolating your apps from your system. imo always choose flatpak, except for steam.