Good day all,

I’m currently about 3 months into using Linux exclusively for personal computing and gaming. I stared out trying EndeavourOs /w the Linux Surface kernel on my Surface, having now settled on Manjaro on my surface and CachyOS on my gaming rig.

So far the experience has been relatively painless. Now, having settled down comfortably into a rhythm of running sudo pacman -Syu, getting lost in the AUR and wiki, I feel like exploring more into what Linux has to offer.

So, on to my question, what do i do now? There’s a bit of choice paralysis for me. Where did you all decide to dig in first? What resources did you use? What projects did you take on to deepen your knowledge? What do you feel is essential for crossing the threshold from average user to almost-superuser, then from there and beyond?

Thanks in advance for your time. Hope to hear from you all soon.

  • Hellfire103English
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    2 months ago
    • Subsribe to TheLinuxExperiment
    • Install vanilla Arch Linux using archinstall or a third-party helper script
    • Install vanilla Arch Linux using either a guide or the wiki
    • Play around with other distributions, such as Debian and Fedora
    • Play around with special distributions, such as Devuan (which doesn’t use systemd), Alpine (which doesn’t use glibc), Dragora (which uses Linux-libre), Arch Hurd (which uses rms’ Hurd kernel), or even a BSD (which does not use the Linux kernel).
    • Find your niche
    • ScientifficDoggo@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      Thanks for this. I’ve been eyeing archinstall but have held off until i find a cheap desktop to “destroy” testing things out.

      I’ve given Debian a spin and honestly don’t care too much for it, probably due to my first exposure to linux being arch-based (I refuse to say “I use arch btw” until i have more than a layman’s idea of everything). My experience with Fedora is limited to flashing Bazzite on my Steam Deck yesterday, so I’m still feeling around.

      I have a device running Ubuntu for my PiHole and that’s about it.

      This is the first time I’ve heard of TheLinuxExperiment, looks interesing so I’ll be sure to give it a watch on my off time.

      Anyway, thanks for taking the time to type this out. Cheers!

      • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Don’t even need another computer to test out building Arch. Try it in a VM first, then you’ll know what to expect when you do it on bare metal!

        If you want to try Debian, look up Spiral Linux. It is to Debian as Endeavor is to Arch. I tried it out in a VM, and I was surprised how painless it was. Also, they have a few sane defaults from the get go, so it’s better for more people.

        Good luck!