The first two guides themes’ are:
✅ “So you want to get into (pragmatic) Free Software extremism?”
It’s finished! I hope it’s good enough… You can find it here! However, there is an issue I’m trying to resolve with not being able to post it. I’m getting an invalid_body_field error, soooo you can access it through NotABug for now.
⏸️ “So you want to get into Linux?”
Didn’t even start to work on it… However, there is a plan!
The guide will introduce a singular Debian based distribution for several reasons. Simplicity, support, stability.
Since Debian is one of the best supported Linux distributions it will be, or any other Debian based distribution, to begin explaining what Linux is, it’s ecosystems and how to navigate them. There will also be a small introduction to the terminal, why it’s useful and why you don’t need to be a master at it nor remember everything to use it for what you need! It will be introduced along with the concept of a package manager. Only one distribution will be introduced as to not overwhelm anyone on what they should choose, or what is the best choice (which doesn’t exist).
Yeah I’ve written some already, I’ll work on finishing it later. I’m tired and hungry, here’s the thing if you’d like to read it.
They will be posted when both are finished! Stay tuned! I’m posting the first to check for problems. There are problems 💀, I’ve asked @CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml . for help so we’ll see how it goes
If you have any suggestions please leave them here! Don’t DM me! Let the whole community take part!
Will they be hosted somewhere where we can all contribute git/wiki? Would like to contribute, but hard to do that without knowing what is in them.
Hm, that is true. I’m at work currently so I’m not actively working on them nor have access to my computer. The files will be made available on NotABug, the license will be CC BY NC SA
I use Linux mint, I’ve also used regular ubuntu in the past but it seems quite frustrating to get normal stuff to work that windows does easily. is debian mildly easier to use?
Compared to Mint, Debian is harder to use, Mint is probably one of the easiest distros to use. What did you have an issue with?
getting any games/controllers to work, DAW’s like ableton or other audio editing software, even installing stuff correctly I still have no idea if I’m doing stuff right. I had to reinstall it a few times because I didn’t give the distro enough space and it got stuck in a os boot loop. i now just use it as basically a youtube/streaming computer connected to my dumb tv via hdmi. i guess i would consider myself intermediate when it comes to computer stuff and I find even getting the right info confusing and daunting as I’ve never talked anyone irl about it, completely self taught in this field.
If you’re loking for a DAW on linux i can recommend Ardour.
Unfortunately some hardware sellers (like canon, ugh) have no linux support. So now whenever I buy something new I research their support before I buy any products.
I was an intermediate user for a long time, but what helped me get more into it was following the archlinux installation guide. Really showed me how the system is build “under the hood”. Like what the difference between a compositor and a window manager is and stuff like that.
Next, if I find the time, I plan to go the gentoo/lfs route, wich is basically building the car from it’s parts.
Thanks for your tips, duly noted.
Good work. I appreciate the effort and I think this guide will be useful for the people.
I suggest adding table of contents on the beginning of each page with links to subsections.
Unpinned the post, shit’s done. I hope it’s good enough for now, if it’s not then bicker me about it.
Making a comment to hopefully push this to active.
Which Debian distro will be recommended? I would make sure it is something with newer packages, otherwise people can run into issues with hardware compatibility among other things. Will things like gaming be mentioned, it is till among the most common reasons people refuse to use Linux.
The current guide I’m working on is going to reccomend Linux Mint due to it being beginner friendly, having a well written and easy to follow installation guide and already containing a good amount of bundled software. It being Debian based helps with support for proprietary software, like printer drivers for example.
And yes, gaming will be mentioned! A section dedicated to Wine, Lutris, PlayOnLinux and Proton is in the works. Some of the first versions to the guide will be up shortly on NotABug.
Looking at the guide for Linux part about Steam, I would mention protondb.
its linked
Oh, sorry, didn’t expect proton project to link to protondb, my bad.
no problem
Also, I would expand the part about different DEs or at least give some examples in the customization section. Considering that Mint doesn’t come with KDE/GNOME which are most common DEs they should be at least mentioned.
ill do so but keep that to a minimum because its not available as a default choice, and choice overload can be discouraging
