unix like operating system lovers

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This is a community that is only for nerds jk. everyone who doesn't scare when seeing UNIX terminal welcome! rules:

don't make comments that branch out from the main topic too much, at least please somehow relate to it.
retro operating systems, e.g. discussion about them, is strictly forbidden, please make a retro community instead.
please be nice for others.

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I have no idea what I'm doing, help! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by tempestuousknave@sh.itjust.works to c/unix@sh.itjust.works

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Every other forum has rules about these posts because there's such a glut of them, and yes, I could go read a stickied thread elsewhere, but here I am not doing that.

How would someone with no computer skills get acquainted with the OS? What version would you recommend to the hopeless novice? Can I keep windows on my PC and run the new OS or a practice version of it in a partitioned space while I learn? Can someone with minimal skills/time/patience be happy with a unix-like OS?

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[–] manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i see references to ferdora and debian so im guessing it will be a more general sub till it grows?

yes you can dual boot. I have heard a lot of good things about Mint for newer users. I use Ubuntu atm.

[–] tempestuousknave@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Dual booting as we speak!