Which Linux Distribution? - Understanding Linux Distros - Chris Titus Tech
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Date: 2022-03-20
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Marcin
Contrary to what author said, you definitely shouldn't pick Arch Linux unless you've got at least a couple years of experience in using Linux -extensively-. It's not a beginner-friendly distribution and it has never been meant to be. And that is precisely why it is so great and why so many experienced users love it. Arch basically lets you build your own desktop from the ground up, so you'd better know what you're doing! There's great documentation for it, but unless you already got used to reading documentation, looking for information and basically being on your own, you won't make it.
On the other hand. if you already have been using Linux for some time and you really feel comfortable with it, you might want to give it a try. Especially if you look to deepen your Linux knowledge, understand the system and its philosophy more deeply, Arch is great for that. Or if you, like me, are constantly disappointed with what other distros have to offer and you want to try building you own desktop environment, Arch is perfect for that too.
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Contrary to what author said, you definitely shouldn't pick Arch Linux unless you've got at least a couple years of experience in using Linux -extensively-. It's not a beginner-friendly distribution and it has never been meant to be. And that is precisely why it is so great and why so many experienced users love it. Arch basically lets you build your own desktop from the ground up, so you'd better know what you're doing! There's great documentation for it, but unless you already got used to reading documentation, looking for information and basically being on your own, you won't make it.
On the other hand. if you already have been using Linux for some time and you really feel comfortable with it, you might want to give it a try. Especially if you look to deepen your Linux knowledge, understand the system and its philosophy more deeply, Arch is great for that. Or if you, like me, are constantly disappointed with what other distros have to offer and you want to try building you own desktop environment, Arch is perfect for that too.
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Alex
-When it comes down to it, the distribution does not matter- absolutely. I started on Raspbian (Raspberry Pi 1B!) and have since gone through Ubuntu, XUbuntu, Fedora and most recently Arch/Manjaro, honestly it is so useful just to stick with one for a while, so much of what I learned on the Pi a good 5+ years ago is now the bread and butter of what I do on Arch (daily driver).Plus if the distribution doesn't have a certain package, most packages are just a makepkg/make/make install away! (Or I usually just use the AUR but it's far from perfect!)
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-When it comes down to it, the distribution does not matter- absolutely. I started on Raspbian (Raspberry Pi 1B!) and have since gone through Ubuntu, XUbuntu, Fedora and most recently Arch/Manjaro, honestly it is so useful just to stick with one for a while, so much of what I learned on the Pi a good 5+ years ago is now the bread and butter of what I do on Arch (daily driver).Plus if the distribution doesn't have a certain package, most packages are just a makepkg/make/make install away! (Or I usually just use the AUR but it's far from perfect!)
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Robbie
I'm using Manjaro, which is an Arch derivative. It is absolutely _nothing_ like how you describe -Arch- in this video: its installation is very fast and easy via a GUI installer, and it gives you a choice of any desktop you want (I chose Mate). So before saying -Arch is hard to install- or -the installer has no GUI- or -Arch comes with no desktop-, definitely try Manjaro first, because it's the opposite of all that.
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I'm using Manjaro, which is an Arch derivative. It is absolutely _nothing_ like how you describe -Arch- in this video: its installation is very fast and easy via a GUI installer, and it gives you a choice of any desktop you want (I chose Mate). So before saying -Arch is hard to install- or -the installer has no GUI- or -Arch comes with no desktop-, definitely try Manjaro first, because it's the opposite of all that.
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Vin-cius
I started with Ubuntu. When they came with unity and Amazon, I changed to Debian... This year I tried pop_os and a couple of weeks later I went back to Debian... Too much customizations make some stuff stop working I couldn't repair, with Debian I make my own customizations.
I always wanted to try red hat family, but now I'm too lazy to start something new.
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I started with Ubuntu. When they came with unity and Amazon, I changed to Debian... This year I tried pop_os and a couple of weeks later I went back to Debian... Too much customizations make some stuff stop working I couldn't repair, with Debian I make my own customizations.
I always wanted to try red hat family, but now I'm too lazy to start something new.
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Bagzhan
Someone needs to write a book shedding a light to these linux distros. And I'm not talking about package managers or release models, I'm talking about philosophy behind each distro. As a fairly new user It is extremely hard to get a grasp of what is happening in weird -nix universe.
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Someone needs to write a book shedding a light to these linux distros. And I'm not talking about package managers or release models, I'm talking about philosophy behind each distro. As a fairly new user It is extremely hard to get a grasp of what is happening in weird -nix universe.
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Khaltazar
I'm here after Microsoft decided to add -Meet Now- to my computer today. I'm tired of all of these shit applications they force on us. Are these Linux Distributions safe to use? Also, how do you handle security updates on Linux?
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I'm here after Microsoft decided to add -Meet Now- to my computer today. I'm tired of all of these shit applications they force on us. Are these Linux Distributions safe to use? Also, how do you handle security updates on Linux?
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Bagzhan
I agree , there should 5 to 4 main distros and that's it. Like one for ex win, for ex mac users, one for nerds and may be one for pure linux expereince and one for experimental features. There's too much of them.
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I agree , there should 5 to 4 main distros and that's it. Like one for ex win, for ex mac users, one for nerds and may be one for pure linux expereince and one for experimental features. There's too much of them.
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Victor
with linux if i install it on a ssd 1TB will it be sufficent? i have ubuntu on a 120gb but i worry about limited space with add ons ..... Or better tu buy external ssd with the 120GB internal sata ssd drive????
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with linux if i install it on a ssd 1TB will it be sufficent? i have ubuntu on a 120gb but i worry about limited space with add ons ..... Or better tu buy external ssd with the 120GB internal sata ssd drive????
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Razvn
Just switched from windows to mint. I am breathless. And while viewing this video i kept thinking -what alternate dimension was I thrown into?- Soo much to explore wow
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Just switched from windows to mint. I am breathless. And while viewing this video i kept thinking -what alternate dimension was I thrown into?- Soo much to explore wow
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jackelofnar
I think newbies to Linux worry to much about distros. The should be looking into the flavour of linux that suits them e.g redhat, debian or my favourite Arch
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I think newbies to Linux worry to much about distros. The should be looking into the flavour of linux that suits them e.g redhat, debian or my favourite Arch
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