6 Mistakes New Linux Users Make
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- In this video, I go over the 6 mistakes that new Linux users make. .
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For Windows problems : reboot
For Linux problems : be root
Edit : Whoa, thanks for the likes fellas.
ouw so in Linux you don't need to reboot, ever? neat, thanks for the advice!
@Biological Hazardous sudo is not actually root, it is like root in Android
@Biological Hazardous sudo is not root, it's just giving the privileges, it's like a simulator
sudo needs to be run responsibly, i managed to hijack root on a system via a text editor...
are u a linux user?
"Microsoft thinks backwards, so they use backslashes."
An oddly accurate phrase. XD
I absolutely agree with you 😂
Windows: Patience is key.
Linux: Adapt your mind.
Mac: We don't talk about that shit here.
XD
Mac: Don’t even think about doing anything.
@@fongus6420 Just copy and paste the previous..
@Glizzster the mac mini M1 was a steal so they got me after almost a decade to try them again. As an emergency back up, for 650, if it lasts 6 years, it'll be worth its weight. I can just use it for my music production and thats a whole bunch of data my daily driver doesn't need to worry about now.
Mistake #7: Expecting to get any work done reasonably soon after switching.
To be fair, he kinda implies that in mistake #4 with his struggle to master GIMP and with having to deal with no longer being able to use Microsoft Office on his system (only via the web.)
In my experience, all of the 'noob' distros (unbuntu, mint, pop_OS, manjaro etc.) are really easy to just use.
The only distros that you can't use instantly are Gentoo, Arch, LFS, openBSD and shit like that.
I found MX Linux and Solus 4.0 were very easy to use and its really worth installing a few Linuxes on one machine so if something doesn't work on one you can just try it in another one til you figure out which ones you stick with; down to three now (Salient is the third)...
This is so true, I remember after switching the first half of of the year felt like a detox. I was fighting with the system and many things took sooo long. But after this detox phase you slowly realize that you can actually do so many things so much faster!
@Ch Pe Yes! Installed Cinnamon and it's great! Works "out of the box". Software - well, if you're switching to Linux, you have to get used to it so it'll take some time and it doesn't depend on what kind of Linux you have.
A linux user has to learn to adapt, but the knowledge gained is immense!!!
not really
@@aneeshprasobhan I think Rob G. meant if you install a Linux distro that requires hands on work. There are some that are quite automatic and the user learns nothing more than running windows. But on more CLI installs you learn a ton of things about how the hard-drive works, volumes, Copy on Write file systems, boot configuration file setup, blacklisting devices so you can assign them soley to VMs etc.
@@stephenrose2324 oh. i see now. I've been using Ubuntu for about 6 months now and I haven't learned anything to be honest. May be I'll learn something with Arch.
@@stephenrose2324 Yea, you become a system administrator instead of a regular user. System administrators on sites running windows have the same, if not better, skills. The user stays a user.
I like linux. Started using it in the mid-1990's but it is a pain in the ass. Drivers don't work for any new technology. There are a hundred different distros and each one does something different from the others. I prefer to work easily on windows and I move to linux when I need to do server work that runs on that OS.
Linux is cool because it is free. If it was not free, though, nobody would buy it till it became a hell of a lot more user friendly.
@@CaptainGliepnir there are some user friendly distros out there. But so many distros it is difficult to know what would be best for your use case. With Intel having their own Linux now maybe we will see better support for new tech.
8:34 - "You don't need to ever use a backslash in Linux"
What if you're programming and need to escape something in a string? :)
or if you're trying to hack a server with a command injection that are one liners (lemme tell ya that wasn't pretty, had to use double escape forward slash :D)
or even just doing that in the terminal!
Don't be that guy Sivak.
death
All of Swift and Objective-C: *Laughs maniacally*
My first distro was arch. Glad I made myself start with it because just by using arch over the past few years has forced me to learn a lot about linux.
Arch drove me away for years.
Your experience inevitably depends on where you come from. For me, after Ubuntu, Arch felt like a minimalist's dream come true. After Debian, having all the newest and shiniest software available felt way cool. And after Gentoo, being able to just install and use stuff right away was a huge time saver. But they were all loads better than Windows XP (which was admittedly nicer than Windows 98, which, in turn, was a lot more usable than Windows 95).
Distro hopping is a good thing, it shouldn't be discouraged. How else are people going to find out about Arch?
That's genuinely how I came to find it. Tried so many. Settled with arch for a few years now
Windows: Shut down and install updates
Computer: Restarts
Me: boots into linux instead of finishing updates
xDD
....Unless you forgot to 'service enable ssh' (or equivalent) so when you do reboot it doesn't come up etc etc.. don't say it doesnt happen
@Eon Holt the normal mode in most linix distros is apt install or yum install (or equivalent) THEN "service ABC start" THEN "service ABC enable" if you forget the last bit you'll never diagnose it in a million years when u restart..
Congratulations! You've bricked your entire Windows 10!
No, it just pauses the process.
Great video, Chris! :-) Thinking that it may be useful for other viewers, here are the timestamps for each of the 6 Mistakes that you mentioned in this video:
00:09 - Mistake #1 - Not understanding the differences between Linux and Windows
02:11 - Mistake #2 - Choosing the wrong distribution
03:48 - Mistake #3 - Installing software the wrong way
04:35 - Mistake #4 - Sticking to Windows' base programs
07:50 - Mistake #5 - Backslash versus forward slash
08:37 - Mistake #6 - Distro hopping
Number 1 was my biggest mistake, I tried to make Linux into Windows.. Biggest mistake you can ever make.. That was back in 2007 though, although things are a lot easier now.
the biggest mistake they do is hoping that linux will be equal to windows software wise and user friendly wise, lol, no, I have been testing all new popular distros on my lap, no graphic drivers, printers doesn't work, software delivered by open source is shit comparing to paid software on windows/mac ect. and system configuration is behind console [in 2019]
are you people paid? because this system suck ass
@@jagth8138 Sorry, I've never had the experience you describe. 99% of users don't need to install graphic drivers. I install, 10 minutes later i'm using everything, not a single work around required for anything whatsoever. It works flawlessly on multiple machines and on my Acer laptop.
Some of the "open source" shit you refer to are also the best options available on Windows!
@@jagth8138 what distro? What graphics card? What Desktop did you choose? I have had success with openSUSE gnome desktop and KDE desktop and my nVIDIA card worked well once I added the necessary driver from the repository. Also it had drivers for my obsolete Canon printer that worked right away. If you want something very windows like the LinuxLite seems to come with everything setup in a Windowsy fashion. PopOS! was pretty simple to install also.
Thanks a lot brother
Im definitely guilty of distro hopping.
Then I found Arch Linux and realized that this was the silver bullet I was looking for. Perfect customizability with 0 choices about my system made by the creators. Also, the Arch wiki has literally everything in it and it's written for complete beginners.
Arch Linux is the Linux of the Linux world
Acquiring admin privileges without needing it is a bad idea in any operating system.
I have used an admin account on Windows for years and have damaged Windows, needed to reinstall. On a rare occasion, it has been infected with viruses. Tons of directories messed up. Ton of EXEs infected. I don't know why the default account is an admin account.
Windows thinks backwards so they use backslash, rest of the world uses forward slash.
/music plays
Lord Darth Cat Vader imperial march sounding... 🤗😋
very true. lol
Edit:::: omg I am totally wrong...
Old post: [WRONG ANSWER]Is this a Mandela effect? Windows uses \ which is forward slash. Linux/Unix uses / which is backslash.[/WRONG ANSWER]…
Because I always called a / as a slash. And if I talked about windows, well I just said "that dash-slash above the return button".
The weird thing is that when I hand write a forward of backward slash I do both of them in a forward motion. It's something I'd never thought about until this video.
Back slash and forward slash explanation was hilarious :)
I just switched to linux from windows a week ago. Everything you said about starting off is so on point, the office, the programs etc. This made me think I did the right choice, thank you very much.
For really under-confident people I'd recommend they don't switch to Linux immediately. Instead in Windows or Mac, get yourself set up with Firefox, Thunderbird, GIMP, Audacity, Steam, Libre Office etc - i.e. choose apps that are already cross-platform. Play around with them and get familiar, set them up how you like them. Set yourself a couple of challenges to do an everyday task using free software to build confidence.
I've taken this approach with some pretty technophobic people and the reality is that when they can get the everyday stuff done with familiar apps, they realise that changing the OS isn't anything like as big a deal as they'd assumed. Also, when they do switch to a Linux DE, 90% of their day to day computer usage hasn't changed. I did just this for a friend who's over 80 and she's perfectly happy, never having heard of the command line and delighted that everything is free and she doesn't have to worry about viruses anymore.
I am doing the same. I use FL Studio for music. I am learning to play with LMMS. Though very similar, they are still different.
I think the most "key" thing for me to switch to linux, 15 years ago or so, was finding a knoppix-based (debian-based) distro that had KDE3 as the DE, very windows-like, and could even be installed within the NTFS partition, as a single archive, if I recall, that would be decompressed during boot. Maybe with more powerful computers, VMs are more interesting. And the whole thing of installing linux software these days seems to be possible in a new semi-native thing, with windows having an internal linux on it. But I really don't know how its done, only that theoretically it would make the experience of using these programs more like it's on linux itself, and maybe expand the range of programs that are available, rather than only those that have actually also been made for windows.
I gotta disagree, I think the best think is to dive in feet first. Can it be frustrating? Sure. But in these days, a search engine is usually two or three taps or clicks away.
@@NH_Lock_Chronicals I think you're describing what would work for you and me - people who watch CZcams tech channels. I'm talking about people who have never heard of Linux, have zero understanding of what an OS even is. People assume that Linux is wrong for such people because you have to 'dive in the deep end' and embrace a steep learning curve. I disagree, having helped quite a few people switch from Windows. Of course the distro and DE choice can make or break their experience.
That said it absolutely depends on their use case, and what I'm talking about is aimed at people with very simple needs. That Linux on the desktop has matured to the point where such technophobes can use it reliably and find it similar enough to Windows (in terms of GUI) to find their way around, is a massive achievement IMO. Bottom line is that if it doesn't 'just work' then they just don't turn the PC on in the first place. Worse from my POV, they are easy prey for some PC salesman to convince they need to spend a lot of money to upgrade a PC they only ever used to 10% of it's capability back when it was new 10 years ago!
@@julian.morgan I agree with you. I do however think distributions like Mint and Ubuntu have really bridged that gap, and made a GUI comfortable enough for even the deepest rooted Windows users. Ubuntu specifically I recommend people jump right in, as there is little to no terminal necessary
Mistake number 3 : installing software the wrong way
*proceeds making one eyed-pirate noises
Argggh
Though honestly can u do aaaargh stuff in linux?
@@thedeadcannotdie of course ya can
@@lifequest7453 well there's always the build from source method
@@lifequest7453 This is the very reason I always go for distros that use a commmon package archive. If I can't find the package in my distro's repos, I can just hop over to another's and download the rpm or the deb. Sure, updates could be a pain, but usually I don't need to update these packages.
In linux everything is free bro
1:50 The biggest advantage of Linux's file systems over Windows is that Windows cannot read any of what Linux supports, but Linux does support FAT32 and NTFS
As far as i remember FAT32 doesnt work on linux
Actually there's a program for windows to support ext4
@@Ultra289 eufi is fat32
Well.. depends, if you run on ubuntu, yeah you can, but if you're on arch, you have to install ntfs-3G package
Chris, you are my Linux teacher. Everyday I come to your class and take notes. I listen closely and gain insights in Linux.
This man's facial expressions are amazing.
I didn't think Bush ran Linux.
#7 Don't talk about the awesomeness of Linux (or your favourite distro) if not asked.
We've all been there, you learn, you grow, things are exciting and you want to hug the world if things are running smoothly.
BUT: people do not want to hear it and if you are honest to yourself, they are right about it. If somebody is genuinely interested or even eager to try I am the last person to not help. Maybe I can open a door but they have to walk through it for themselves. I am not a personal tech support.
Yes, this rule also applies to Arch users.
I use arch btw
I'm an arch user
I use arch tho!
But....But I'm an arch user bro!!!!
Hell yes ....ARCH!!!!
We who have used Gimp for 20 years find Photoshop extremely difficult to learn and use. (the door swings both ways)
@Al As you say. Powerful graphics programs are inevitably complicated to use and take a lot of learning, and Gimp and Photoshop are very different in their approaches. I learnt Gimp and I had much frustration adjusting to Pshop when I had to use it at work. I much prefer Gimp's approach (what I recall of P-shop, it kept trying to 'organise' my files...)
After more than 12 years of using Linux I find Windows extremely difficult, complicated, inconvenient, annoying, frustrating and completely unusable. I don't think that I'd ever want to switch back to Windows.
The big mistake of Linux is blaming the customer.
Spoken like a true Karen.
@Davide Lombardo There's still significant truth to the statement that it can't always be the users' fault. If 9/10 users can't figure your UI out, maybe your UI is just bad.
In linux, there are no customers. That's the best thing about linux.
To be a customer you have to pay. No such thing in linux, only users. Those that whine and those that like to learn.
@@nobytes2 LOL, thank you for making my point.
I wish this video was around when I first started using Linux. Made all of these mistakes, and more. Gonna suggest this video to anyone that tells me they want to learn Linux. Thanks!
@@Kyle-ph5hc Lol the grand daddy of all Linux mistakes.
6 months on linux... wow!
And you've already become such a welcomed benefit to the linux community
You've been on linux 6months? Damn I've only just started like a day or 2 ago. I look up what to install got tilix git sphisher ezspolit and I made a thing to hack Snapchat lol I need guidance to be honest and some support if u can offer than please reply with your ig or something or if possible make a new ig with no personal stuff on there just so I can message you.
@thegeorgezila I killed my laptop trying to make kali a dual boot let's not talk about it lmao and now I can't install kali on my vm it's all so shit atm
@thegeorgezila yeah kali is dangerous and I'm not required to use it but linux is not to bad on a vm and can do A LOT python is ok and I have never tried c++
@thegeorgezila I have got school now I'll reply to this comment again later unless u leave and email to Instagram account I can message talk later
2:27 "Cause I need to jump on that. No...no ya don't" LOL!!
Most Linux distros today use a package archive similar to Windows' .exe format. This enables you to download and install any package from anywhere, as long as it's packaged as your distro's archive of choice. I absolutely love this system because it gives you the ease of use of Linux combined with the endless availability of Windows.
Outstanding video! Thank you for the detailed video. I never thought to even ask about half of these things.
Just to point out, sometimes you DO need to use backslashes in Linux, especially as an "escape" character. Regarding office apps, I prefer {Libre,Open}Office since I prefer to work with styles instead of ad-hoc formatting. Speaking of customization, KDE > everything else. What I like best about KDE is that I can customize my keyboard shortcuts to my liking, so it works for me and not the other way around.
In what ways can you customize your keyboard shortcuts in KDE that you can't in Cinnamon?
@@starttherebellion9146 I don't know, never tried Cinnamon. KDE ease of customisation goes beyond the keyboard shortcuts and I've used it since the early days of distro in the 90s and I like it best among all the alternatives. Heck, I've even tried Rat Poison (yes, that's a DE/WM, very keyboard shortcuts oriented). But KDE hit that sweet spot between functionality and aesthetics for me. I know that Cinnamon is derived from Gnome and for me Gnome sacrifices too much functionality for the sake of simplicity and too troublesome to make it work with. But that's what we love about GNU/Linux right? We can always choose our poison 😎
I started my comp. journey with XP, and got frustrated with it nothing but problems, installed Ubuntu 6.06 and been using it ever since now I have been converting friends and others, a few lessons and all I get is THANK YOU, a few lessons with such good community support, forums, You can't go wrong
Thank you so much! You answered a lot of questions and some I wasn't aware of.
Chris: Install non-free repositories in your Linux.
rms: Allow me to interject for a moment...
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
Really love your videos Chris. You made me laugh about the backslashes :D
for mistake #6, I was guilty of it too during the first days and it's normal, you gotta learn, you gotta discover stuff and ways things are done. Last time I've setup a linux environment I started off with an empty arch linux and installed everything I need and everything necessary to maintain the system myself, obviously this is not something a begginer should do and it took me three full days of work to finish it, but the result was amazing, I also no longer had to wonder which software messed up when things don't work because I know exactly what's installed and can quickly sort it out.
I've watched this video 2 years ago and the quote u told "Microsoft thinks backwards" is still stuck in my mind. I've never forget that and it helped a lot..
You need to use backslashes in Linux, for example when you need to escape character.
vim?
@@psalc1 basically everywhere, whenever you want to use a special/reserved character literally. Eg. " or space in filenames.
I really don't miss those forced Windows updates...
MX Linux and Ubuntu MATE are also good new user options!
And Linux Lite.
I prefer ubuntu , Yes only pure Ubuntu
Peppermint 9 is also good for new Linux users.
@@arthdoshi33 I did, until they switched to GNOME. I've tried to use the DE but I much prefer KDE, so am currently using Kubuntu!
@@kennywhiddon1497 Yes, that is a good one to recommend. I know Zeb and EB always go on about it, lol.
In linux there's always more than one way to get something. Windows? Their address says it all. 1 Microsoft Way
Followed your advice and went with PopOS. Been using it on an old laptop. I'm new to Linux and I'm surprised with how good it is. I'm getting to a point where I may switch my main PC over to Linux, it's such an improvement.
There are some things I have to use windows for pertaining to my job but the rest of the time, I can't see any reason to stick with windows.
still researching getting ready to switch over, very helpful thanks!
Been using Mint for quite awhile now and I'm quite happy with it. I recently tried out Pop !OS, but hated the Gnome UI so much that I threw it off my PC. Now I'm testing MX Linux and I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised. Configuring it to use a non-US Apple keyboard however, was a pain in the ass.
@8:34
"You don't ever need to use a backslash in Linux."
The backslash is an escape character. When dealing with special characters, literally (like the asterisk "*"), you need the backslash.
thats not only linux, its a standard
It is used allot, even to put a space in a file name.
This is one of the things that took me some adjustment.
Dos was easier in this respect. Also everything in linux is case sensitive,
That said using TAB to auto-complete. Is helpful. Dos did not have that.
I still have one machine with an older version of windows and now I find it annoying to use. I want to type my linux commands in.
@@coon-si3ce If you don't want the hassle of a bunch of escape characters for spaces, you can just write in quotation marks and it'll do the same thing. At least for zsh and fish, don't know about bash.
Thanks for your help on a few issues about linux, you have enlighten me on many things that have been questions in my mind about Linux, which has become a huge help already.
I finally dished ms and switched to linux completely, from the setup and configuration point of view I am already sold, all my dreams coming true.
To be proficient in different Linux distros you should learn via a shell or command line setup. That’s where unix/linux shine.
The key advice I always give if I encounter someone considering making the switch to Linux: You're going to have to learn how to do some things differently to what you know. Some stuff is easier to do in Linux, some stuff is no easier or harder, just different, and some stuff is more difficult - although that last is rare, all of it is slightly different. Think about it this way, were you born knowing how to use Photoshop? No, you had to learn. Now you're going to have to learn something a bit different. If you aren't willing to do that, stick to Windows. Otherwise, welcome to the community, I hope you enjoy your time with us.
Yeah anyone not willing to commit is better off just sticking with Windows. Quantity has a quality all its own. Windows is quantifiably a lot bigger than Linux is too. Which is good and bad. Most are just going to see the good of it though.
Amazingly calm way of telling us your story. Nice teaching.
Great vid! 1st one i watched. Gonna binge some more now. Also.. You remind me of Zefrank. Eyes, expression, and great presentation!
If you’re really “Jonesing” for windows software you can use a VM and run Windows on that. As long as the software isn’t resource intensive it should be OK.
I was planning on doing that, but now (only after switching from windows) I get an error that my mobos bios have vitalization disabled
Luckily I got 2 machines one is my PC for gaming mostly which runs windows and after watching this video I replaced my laptop's os with Ubuntu hope I'll learn something
Don't follow this horrible advice. Use a supported OS that doesn't give you trouble because of your hardware compatibility and deal with a broken computer every few weeks. Use windows or OSX and use VM or SSH into linux. The preferred method for most people don't want to spend the weekend on conf files fixing your sound card instead of spending time with your fam on the weekend like a normie.
This solution works amazingly well. I have Windows 10 running in a box. Atmel Studio runs smooth and can access the USB ICE for programming and debugging. My VCDS software can update over the net and talk to my Audi with no issues.
Chit! "03:48 - Mistake #3 - Installing software the wrong way." I'm likely to do that. Aaahhhhh!!!
Dude! Awesome video. You are an excellent communicator! Thanks for the rundown. I am going to share this with my buddies who have a little taste of linux from my experimentation with Ubuntu and OpenSuse. You dun gooood!
This helped me considerably. Thankyou.
So couple points. Linux can still get viruses and as it gets more prevalent with home users it becomes more of a target.
Distro hopping is not bad if you know what you’re looking for in a distro, otherwise use Mint to start your journey, or if you run Windows 10 use WSL to get your feet wet without the oh scared of installing, dual booting, etc.
Oh, backslashes are most definitely used in Linux systems to denote an escape character.
Backslashes are universally understood as escape characters in many languages. Windows is still backwards thinking in this regards.
... I'm trying to remember what I was doing when I first switched... but that was way back in the 90s... and... wow...
It was before the RPM4 fiasco... so... uh
I made the switch on my PC and love it. Helped that I already used Blender. Now I'm thinking of doing it to my art tablet, but I'm concerned on the stylus and touch interface. As well I would like to keep Clip Studio. I've tried many art programs and that's the only one I feel comfortable with so far.
almost lost my computer 2 years ago while using Linux. I was going through different news sites, clicked on the wrong link and all of a sudden my screen went all RED, then a loud warning sound came on saying that my computer was locked and had to pay $$ to unlock it. I closed the browser and restarted the computer. then I started searching again but was even more aware of unsafe sites. lol
DISTRO hopping id fun. coarse I use Virtual box now but really fun to change it up.
Distro hopping (on live not installation) is good for beginners and testing stability of os .
What I learned is that os should use less resources and must manage them for apps but few distros does that cuz of compatibility issues and bugs on hardware and software.
Many distros on my old hardware had issue like os takes up space in RAM that other apps can't run and lead to slowdown to complete freezing, Firefox was also the culprit but I switched to palemoon and Firefox ESR both are stable, manjaro is slow for it , peppermint is mild ram hog with snap packs that again take lot of RAM and slow down system, moreover the os design done with python script is also a little culprit for slowness ,
Hplip and hp-plugin is pain in ass on mint so left it after a week failure .
I notice that on old hardware there are less hardware compatibility issues but more software (os+apps) sluggish issues.
For my old hardware with core 2 duo,4GB ram with 800MHz fsb and 667MHZ RAM, I found MX,antix are efficient,Firefox ESR is stable for multitasking but I had to install xfce4 in antix cuz I am quite femilar with it , I love Solus but I doubt the packages are enough and bug free there but it is my next test.
Ntfs is not useless it has similar features of ext4 and recovering from lost files is easy (I never lost files in ext4 till date though including my phone which has same fs) .
I switched yesterday from Windows 7 to Linux Mint 19. I was nervous and sweating it. But today I feel fine. Installed software, downloaded clips, and did everything else I normally do. I couldn't believe how fast Inkscape loaded under Linux. Thanks to you a few others I've been listening to, I finally did it.
4:00 First time I hear someone say that, but it’s so true. Don’t log in as root to avoid typing sudo. You won’t be able to access or write stuff one what you just did as a regular user... Learned that the hard way.
1:22 "Linux doesn't need any virus"
The only thing i miss from Microsoft is Paint. Gimp is not a replacement for paint, but for Photoshop. :'(
Use the app named "Drawing" or Kpaint
There is KolourPaint and GNU Paint and probably a few more. With KolourPaint, I have acquired from my scanner. it's nice for quickly grabbing a screenshot of my desktop.
I went through Gentoo and daily driven it for years. Since then nothing surprises me anymore on Linux. It is an underrated marvel imho.
Great video! I love how you keep it real.
I remember kdenlive when it was so unstable it crashed every 5 to 10 minutes and making a video was 50% recovering from crashes, but it's actually become a great tool.
I'm going to have to try kdenline then. I have been using Shotcut. It's pretty alright. The GUI has some issues and sometimes requires getting used to but it isn't bad.
@@louistournas120 VSDC looks awesome but it isn't available on linux :( :(
@@eyeoftruth4405
Too bad. Also, it isn't open source so there is no possibility of people joining the project. My guess is that they want to eventually make it into a commercial project.
@@louistournas120 yeah that's bad, it has prettt good Audio Visialization tools which I really needed :(
@@eyeoftruth4405
You can suggest it on the shotcut page. They have a page on sourceforge and net.
#1 being so complacent you think you don't need anti-virus checking on Linux. Virii do exist, and as Linux gains more mainsteam acceptance will become more prevalent. Install ClamTK and rkhunter among others for periodic checks, and the ClamTK for filescanning when you download.
@Amplespencer what? not sure what you are saying.
@Amplespencer I think you are saying stick to official repository. However these have been hacked in the past. Canonical recently but Arch before. See link. So running AV is a must even if you only have the official repo. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-found-in-arch-linux-aur-package-repository/
Thanks for getting back to me - much appreciated!
I actually had fun and learned a lot by installing and trying out different flavors when I first got started in Linux. I tried Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora, Slackware etc. I was super pumped upon discovering what was truly capable and how many applications were available.
I loved your backslash analogy and what you said about when people see a cool desktop.
Q:Oh cool desktop what are you running?
A:Gentoo
That was a good one! I know with Ubuntu, the Unity desktop looks awesome, but actually performs terribly. If you really want to use Ubuntu, I've been using Xfce as a desktop (AKA, Xubuntu) and you can literally just install Xfce on any distro, tweak the settings, and get whatever you want almost. DE (desktop environment) gets you the look you want, where the distro gets the functionality.
good luck understanding how to compile it all xDDD gentoo is for masochists, i use arch xD
a great distro for new linux users looking for a smooth transition IMO would definitely be Zorin OS. the entire goal of that distro is specifically designed for that reason.
Even as an experienced user, Zorin is great. Layouts similar to other GNOME-based distros make going to Zorin from Ubuntu just as easy as coming from Windows 👀
Great Video, some good points and thorough thoughts!
I've switched to Manjaro recently and oh God I love it so much! I dumped Windows soon after this "discovery". It looks sweet, it is fast and the best: when I was on Windows an Ethernet LED on my router was constantly flashing even in total idle state, on Manjaro? It flashes only if I actively using Internet. That small thing really opened my eyes how many data is sending back an forth on Windows.
I agree with the list. But I would also say, distro hopping between major distributions is not a bad idea. Going between say Debian and RedHat based distros, and you can see which terminal/package manager is best for you. At times, it also comes down to the proprietary drivers available for your system and how well they might work. Fedora broadcom doesn't work as well as Debian broadcom works, probably because Ubuntu was able to squeeze better drivers from them.
Why do I feel like I need a smal flag with the text "Guilty" to wave with all through this video?
thanks man, really helpme.😎 Keep the great work 😁🤓
About distro hopping... I started with puppy Linux (lots of reasons). Then 'they' stopped supporting it, I panicked. But kept using 'cause I needed a 4KB live distro. Few yrs later there were 3 or 4 forks & the community put puppy back in active development. So, moral of story... 1) find a distro you like, make it fit YOU, not the other way around. 2) the community is the strength of Linux. You can often find the best help from folks outside your distro specialty.
I remember when I first switched to Linux how everything made sense. Windows has so many things that just don't work on anything but their stuff (forward slash, wacky commands in the command prompt, etc)
The only thing I have used the command prompt for for the last year, was renewing my ip after installing a new router...
Amazing Video! You have helped me a GREAT deal making my first jump into Linux, I really like Mint. Again thanks!
Mint was my very first full-time Linux distro as well. That was 10 years ago and I still recommend it to anyone coming from Windows. It is a great gateway down the Linux rabbit hole.
Chris you are my hero, I too have been using Microsoft since the days of MS-DOS, Windows 95.., all the way to Win10 and I'm done with being force fed their take or leave it crap. I have toyed with linux distros in the past but never quite sure I could live without Windows until this week when I blue screened for the very last time. But with that said I still have the Windows 7 OS on another computer until I get some necessary files moved over to my new Linux Mint setup. What I am finding is so far the transition has been painless thanks to people like you and CZcams so keep it up and thank you for taking pity on all of us newbies. One more thing I too am an AMD fan have been for years; call me old school but just because you pay more does not mean it is better.
such fine advice here, thanks for sharing. I am guilty of distro hopping but what are your thoughts on the base of the linux distro Arch vs Debian :) would that be another topic of discussion ;)
Summary
1 - No understand difference between Linux and Windows: Like updates and how install a program
2 - Choosing the wrong Distribution: Choosing a hard distribution and not a beginners friendly distribution (Recommended PopOS and KDEon Live ( I guess))
3 - Installing software the wrong way: Installing as a root and not using sudo
4 - Using windows base programs... Kinda explain by itself... Look for alternatives :)
5 - Not differentiate backslash and forward-slash.
6 - Distro hopping: Try to customize your distro over testing all of them.
The main concern is the one you addressed. I just simply could not find the programs that i was used to or even a alternative. As an example in termes of music production, the only program i found was lmms and its just not nearly as good. Libre office is also less attractive. Most of my games are unplayable. Vegas doesn't work, and so many other small programs that i missed daily. On the other side programming was more intuative and pretty fluid. At the end, although i hate so many windows features (2 setting menus, forced updates, uncustomizable, ...), linux doesn't not nearly fulfill my needs.
I've been hearing this about music production. I need to do a deep dive and see if I can't find something to help bring light to this. I do video production with kdenlive and audio with audacity but that isn't pro quality.
I been using Android for a some time now and where is the package manager? Do I have to download it first? Is it the Google Play-thing?
You’re incredible at your age to try out a new operating system and a different set of software. So much respect
Thank you, Chris. Ha ha ha. I forgot about having to defrag NTFS (never the fraking same) on Windows.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....absolutely true!!!!
I've never had to defrag an NTFS.
Well done, Chris! I wish someone would have told me this information when I first switched to Linux. You’ve helped a lot of new Linux users with this video. And I agree with your recommendations of Linux Mint or Pop!_OS. Keep up the great work. Cheers!
Thanks Mitchel
stick with redhat
wow the forward slash mnemonic is so helpful!
Agreed with some points, not others - it is not as easy to customise everything beyond a certain skill-level (sometimes you can search for an answer to a specific query when it doesn't seem to have been tackled yet) and so distro-hopping is essential for some - it depends on requirements. Was useful knowing about the art-program becoming more intuitive to use as I found that same difficulty when switching.
I feel that a "6 things windows users say about linux, but aren't true"
That would make a HUGE jump in your channel lol
OH man, the shit I've heard. "You can't install drivers." "You can't download and install software." "You can't make desktop shortcuts." "You can't use multiple monitors." The most bizarre one is "Linux is too complicated and hard to use." Windows users seem to mistake the familiarity they have (and the years of training they got in public school and/or college on Windows systems) for ease of use; Mac users seem to have been abused into spouting the compnay line, "My stupid little brain is only capable of using MacOS, everything else is beyond my feeble grasp, or else I'll get *The Chair* again." It seems really important to them to call themselves idiots. One even told me the terminal "looked like breaking things."
@@thegardenofeatin5965 "You can't install drivers."
^ Modern video card drivers and Wireless card drivers used to be a big problem in Linux six years ago. That and most manufacturers don't offer Linux drivers so you have to hope that the community delivers. Which they usually do.
"You can't download and install software."
^ Well I mean.... not all Windows Software will run correctly on Linux but... No Linux software runs on Windows unless there's a port.
"You can't use multiple monitors."
^ Used to be a problem eight years ago.
"Linux is too complicated and hard to use."
^ Complicated is subjective. In America we have to temperature label things even if it's in the product name. We have to put confirmation buttons for everything on all our bank software just to ensure users don't accidentally screw up filling out a few text fields here and there.
Windows problem: Reinstall OS
Linux problem: You can fix it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
In Windows you can always "sfc /scannow" if things got corrupted even when you can't boot your windows, or if it couldn't fix the problem you can always use "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth"
In Linux just use "timeshift" it's easy to setup and could save your ass.
By learning the hard way if done first
Windows problem: you can play good games, if you buy it. Linux problem: You can play good games with -40 fps. You need more? You can't fix it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mac problem: Calls apple support
Linux problem: Type a little bit of commands it terminal and you are done
Basically what you should base your distro decision on is:
- How much does the OS help you configuring stuff and do you need it (entry level friendly?)
- Availability of already prepared software (package availability and package repository size)
- Package manager, Source vs binary vs mixed
- Startup/init system (traditional SYSV vs systemd)
Great video. Still as relevant now as it was at your 6 mos anniversary 4 yrs ago or whatever. This has aged excellently.
8:32 "You don't need to ever use a back slash in Linux."
😄 After spending enough time in the terminal as I have and dealing with filenames with spaces, anyone would understand how important back slashes actually are in Linux.
i use the "" method
Linux does not need any kind of antivirus.. I would disagree on that..
Please elaborate?
its funny that he mentioned "oh i like what that distrobution looks like i want it" because when I first got into linux, the distros i adored the default aesthetics of were elementaryOS and linux mint. I ended up starting with starting with linux mint. i LOVED the way it looked, everything felt so easy to understand. ive since graduated to debian full time, and although there have been headaches and some frustration it has been one of the biggest learning experiences ive had with computers in a very long time
A very thorough video and the six items that you included really are things that a newbie to Linux should be aware. Wish I knew these when I started usually Linux back in late 90's, but Linux distros have so evolved since.
I am a Windows user primarily but I have two laptop Thinkpad and the other has Ubuntu. That's what I'm writing on right now. I have noticed that more and more I'm using Linux than Windows.
You moved to the bright site!
yeah, same, i just prefer to have both systems. I love Linux but let's be fair, windows is good too on a bunch of other stuff.. so why not have both instead og hating
@@alexradu1921 I hate Windows because it just doesn't work well. I don't know exactly why, but this shit has a terrible performance, and its not my hardware. I've got i5 7 gen, 8g of ram with dedicated video card, its not the best configuration, but it shouldn't take so long to boot or freeze when i open Photoshop and any other software together. And no, I will not format it again or run another program or registry configuration to make it less terrible.
Windows would be perfect for me if it wasn't this problem.
@Alisson do you have a solid-state drive to boot your computer? I had a hard disk drive before I converted to an SSD. Once I did that my programs ran quick on either Windows or Linux.
Great video.
Linux Mint is always the one I recommend.
I'm a newbie on Linux and thanks to this video I just learned what root in the terminal does...? Sudo was the first term I learned.
Where do people learn about root???
Great video! Clear info.