I have been using Windows my entire life, but since I got my Steam Deck I’ve been considering trying to get into Linux.

I obviously don’t have much of an idea where to begin, other than that I’m currently also trying to learn Javascript. I’d like a basic workstation I can code on and mess with, that doesn’t run more than a couple hundred. Could use some recommendations for hardware plus where to begin.

  • caseyweederman
    4·
    8 months ago

    Install Debian, and if you’ve got a reasonable powerful computer, install NixOS in a virtual machine. Then, when it breaks and you get frustrated, you aren’t down to zero OSes.

    • Pantherina@feddit.de
      4·
      8 months ago

      I would never recommend installing Debian. Everything is soo manual. Fedora has the way better user experience with everything preconfigured.

      • not_amm@beehaw.org
        3·
        8 months ago

        I agree, one friend installed Debian because he saw that everyone recommended it, but he couldn’t understand how to make VirtualBox work, even less when I explained the reason to him. He ended up returning to Windows because of more issues and he didn’t like troubleshooting as much as I do lol

        I’d say Linux Mint is pretty good too, Debian alone may be harder for new people who wants a system that just works out of the box.

            • Pantherina@feddit.de
              2·
              8 months ago

              They dont even have a “sudo apt system-upgrade”, while this is a fully automateable process.

              I needed to follow some random blogpost because I could not find any official (big advertized) documentation.