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For me dual booting or having a mac additionally is never wrong espially when you are new to linux.

For the first time distro it literally doesn’t matter. The only thing I’d recommend is that it has an easy, well documented install process. Then give it a go and then try a heap on VMs

I'm new to Linux, but Id just like to say the answer is Mint, You don't have to love computers to understand the basic functions its basically windows, If you want to grow, it has a terminal just like any other distro. The real thing a new user need understand all distro's are not identical and it's important to search for information concerning your family of distro's; Keywords for mint are Ubuntu, Debian, or just mint. On the hardware end go buy yourself a cheap mini PC, a 720p monitor, cheap Keyboard and mouse this will cost approx. $300. the mini PC's companies seem to have Linux in mind when the configure their systems. My geekom sensed the WiFi right away which is a very common first problem. finally documentation, I'm not sure because I am still piecing things together on you tube and forums which are mostly (read the documentation statements.) but based on my encounters with most Linux wizards it was probably written by someone on the spectrum and using English has a second language. Good luck with your journey and Remember the world is a better place with you in it. (You might want to repeat that statement often while trying to figure this s*&t out.)

Void, nix, gentoo defo not for new linux users

You're 100% right that there is no perfect distro. I think the closest to a perfect distro is the one you install that has close to everything you need with the least amount of effort to do so and is stable. By stable I mean doesn't tend to break with every update. This could be a LTS version or a rolling or semi rolling release. It really depends on your use case. Personally I'll advocate for dual boot or at least have a backup OS. I also think that by installing only Linux on a machine (any machine) and trying to work your way through the problems as you come across them you'll leant more than just reverting back to Windows or Mac. But you also have the advantage that if there's something you can't fix straight away, you can still get your work done on another machine using your old OS. I still use both because there's certain apps that are Windows only and the Linux equivalent app sucks. It doesn't have to be one or the other. But my Windows use has declined steeply.

it's this line of thinking why most people who try linux give up and go back to windows after a day or less than a week. if you make it hard out the gate for them they are less likely to stick with it. I tried your suggestion and others to try arch. I crashed every arch distro in a few hours to almost a month. debian was stable but didn't have as much as linux mint had when it came to switching from windows. It's my daily driver I tried all flavors of linux mint before settling on xfce it's easiest to configure and most like windows 7. ubuntu I wasn't a fan of the gnome desktop environment or the limited customization of the system tray panel with the clock. arch has the least amount of support when it comes to learning arch. the arch community is extremely rude. dual boot only works if you have 2 seperate hard drives.

I've been trying to get Deb based to work for music creation. Then I tried arch. Omg. Archinstall Pacman s pro-audio. Wow

Been on Ubuntu since I was 13 and now I'm 31. I'm not going anywhere and I've tried them all

5:03 PROOF Jake is an AI sent from the future!

If you have bash-completion installed, it seems to work fine on xbps-install -S however it does not work when using vpm script, bummer. I wish they had a more integrated way of install source apps kinda of like paru does for pacman in arch for example.

Great update brother.

I agree don't duel boot. How i started on linux was diving in head first. Wiped windows. And im glad i started that way. On hyprland. As far as wayland compositors go. Its the only good choice imo. Ive tried, nearly every other one. And for sure every other popular one. And its the only one i think is worth using. At least as far as user experience goes. If x11 is factored in. Well that changes. I love qtile, i love dwm, and i3 isn't bad either though these days dynamic tiling is where its at for me. So qtile and dwm are really what i love. . Awesome isn't bad but I haven't gotten it 100% to where I'm happy with it. Because i just would need to spend more time learning about lua to get there.

I use debian with kde. I started with mint, used that for 2 years. At the end of the the day 99% of distros are just forks, you should really be looking for a desktop environment that suits you.

Don't be afraid to distro hop a bit but stick with your favourite as long as possible. Find the distro that sets up things as close to the way you would.

This is great, keeping it 100. I started watching your videos because of void linux. When you have time more videos on void would be great.

Great info! All stuff I agree would be good for a novice that is interested and confident about trying Linux, but not for the beginner who hasn't tried a LiveCD yet. But I guess the people with most to gain from trying out different LiveCD aren't the ones watching videos to pick a long-term distro.

The absolute best way to learn Linux is to get a super cheap laptop if you don't already have 2 computers. Then run Linux on that laptop and use it exclusively for your internet tasks.

What virtual machine are you using? KVM or Qemu, clearly it is not virtualbox

While I do not disagree in general with what you have said, I will offer this. Coming over from windows, the easiest distro to use and get working IS Mint. I am saying this from personal experience, I am only running Linux now for 4 months, I deleted BOTH my MS accounts so I am FULLY on Linux on my main rig AND laptop, BUT! I came over from windows... There are certain softwares that will run easier on Mint compared to most others, I ran Fedora for a bit because I felt that Fedora/ Nobara would be the best option for my line of work... Setting up drives inside Fedora/ Nobara is not just a case of plugging them in.... I am saying this as a "coming from windows in 2024 user". Any normal user is going to loose their minds trying to get an hdd mounted. Also, only reading the documentation will ONLY get you so far. Setting up certain hardware (GPU especially NVidia) IS A NIGHTMARE under Fedora/ Nobara, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, this unfortunately IS 90% of windows users. The easiest distro to use out of the box IS mint. As you start gaining knowledge and you become accustomed to the terminal and commands and running them, then, yes you can go over to something else, and things will progress from there.... Using a "certain" distro IS hardware AND software dependent... Also, having the newest hardware, can present a challenge under Linux if you are not familiar with how things work.

Started my Linux journey for two weeks on mint and then switched directly to void because of my love for minimalism. Never looked back since!

Hello I have a question how can i add icons to slstatus and st in void linux

Arch and ChatGPT4 is a great combination for learning Linux.

for learning purpose you could try to switch linux distro, without reinstalling, basically switching all foundation with another. (or use lfs for no foundation except linux, or bedrock linux)

1) Start by looking at desktop environments. Decide what kind of user interface suits you best. 2) Look through distinct distros, not the hundreds of forks, and choose based on software availability and release cycle... Maybe include stated goals and promises of the dev team. Ignore looks. Almost everything is going to be based on Arch, Debian, or Fedora. Those that aren't are usually pretty niche with limited support, though there are still a lot of good options. 3) Look through forks of your chosen distro that have been built in a way that suits your use case. This will take care of most configuration options and provide a lot of useful preinstalled software. 4) If that distro doesn't officially support your chosen desktop environment, don't fret. You can simply install it from official repositories 90% of the time. Nearly every DE is available on every distro. 5) If you want to avoid using a terminal, install a graphical front end for your package manager. (Pamac for Arch systems, dnfdragora for Fedora, Synaptic for Debian) Personal recommendations for user-friendly distros: Garuda Linux (based on Arch) Nobara Linux (based on Fedora) Linux Mint (based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian)

OK, Jake, take your time. Will be waiting for new content. As for the topic of GNU/Linux distro, well, yeah, even hardware isn't my focus point now. What matters are my dotfiles and scripts that were tailored to my prefs or created by me.

The best Linux distro is the one that works for you. How you learn which one works for you is by trial and error. Starting with more common distros like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora or whatever. People won't be able to learn if they listen to opinions.

still sounded a bit pussy-footing around the suggestion to rid the safeetynet. was how i did it (in 2004). jumped both feet in. full wipe rid of windoze. with suse linux. which served me well for 4 years, sabayon for years after that before gentoo and now bedrocklinux. had i dual-booted, i'd still be floundering innept, as you warned about doing that. have confidence in the choice, explore it for what it is. its the freedom. free to use, study, share, change, as you wish.

I found CachyOS Arch Linux quite easy to install, just as easy as Ubuntu. Another thing make sure the distro you choose is a newer Linux Kernel if you have recent hardware.

Hey have you ever tried installing void/arch on arm like macbook? I was trying it and ran into a roadblock, some file just don't run properly

I hate when people say distributions doesn't matter, because they do, it's not only the functionality of the distro, it has to do with support for hardware, it has to do with community support like forums ect.. a distro with a good community is a lot different than a distro with a toxic community, my point being a distro is not only what you install onto your computer, but instead a whole package and one of the most important thing which differs between distro is it's community members, this what makes a distro

Completely agree 💯%. Unless you're referring to Void, Arch, Debian, Red Hat, Slackware etc... more than 90% of the distributions out there just don't matter. Linux is Linux! People make comments like " I'm switching from Linux Mint because I like Gnome " yet they still fail to understand with a little bit of work, they can put Gnome on Mint. Most of the distros are just someone's config of Debian, Arch etc. Linux can be as customizable as you want it to be. When people understand this concept then the tribal debates can end. When someone ask me what I use, I simply say Linux and nothing more. Everything else is purely subjective. I do however very much miss the days when the Linux community wasn't so toxic, which has even managed to spread to Linus the creator himself.

I like Mint and Void, I also a new linux user since 2020, this linux world really fun and interesting hh

Glad to see you well Jake 😎 Great tips btw. A channel I think you'd like is LikeFatherLikeSon -- they also share linux tips and whatnot. I'm considering switching to a windows manager myself and would like to hear your thoughts. I'm also interested in seeing how the education is all going. I'm a non-traditional student myself. Finish the semester strong!

There is actually a best distro. NixOS

Thanks for mentioning Void! Since I started using Void, distro-hopping is a thing of the past for me.

I need to try void, keep meaning to. Time is always against me 😂.

Agree on the dual boot thing. Not having the fallback definitely accelerated learning.

I love tumbleweed, apart from one thing. Zypper is so slow.

Glad your back you make good videos with great content and have a great setup....what you going to school for? I went for something I basically cant do now so been going hard with coding/cybersecurity I'm just kinda conflicted on where to niche down and figure some work out....hey so for "making your own distro" what's the best way to go about it? When I mean making your own distro I mean what's the best approach to take...like I know you could do it several ways but like starting with the kernel and ? Adding stuff? Lol idk how that works tbh or just regular install with an arch/gentoo/debian/void/rhel base then install and add the stuff you want or something like linux from scratch? Again I know it will just depend kinda on what you want to use it for and what base you choose but what I'm asking is if you were to build your own distro with only the stuff you wanted on it where would you start, also where would you "do it at" like install and do it, or like at what point in the dev process of building a distro do you choose and add stuff and packages in if this makes sense? Like you take the linux kernel then do what exactly open it in vim/vscode and make changes there or? I feel like I cant ask the right question 😂 I just wanna put together a system exactly how I want so its really low use ram and learn more and prolly stick with non systemd something lol 11:09 I'm like that too tbh I've rode motorcycles my whole life and love cars and trucks and poor so have always worked on EVERYTHING myself from cars to home to self surgery dang near💀and you're def right about window managers I love hyperland and wanna support vaxry but also like to use others wms and even de like cinnamon...I kinda wanna try cosmic but need a better machine really. Its prolly comparable ram wise to cinnamon tho I bet

one of the reasons i switched to Linux is cause i hated the default Windows look, the first one was Mint but i hated the way it look mostly cause it resembled windows and i didn't know i could configure all of that, Gnome was a big discovery for me, i fell in love with it the moment i saw it and it was my home for a long time till i figured out how to properly use Linux and now i mostly use KDE and Cinnamon but planning to switch to dwm the moment i figure out how all works. so the point is, maybe it should be something different from Windows cause people switch to Linux because they aren't happy with Windows in the first place. that's just my opinion tho 🤷🏻‍♂

CTRL++ = hold control and shift then hit plus "+" for zoom.

Could you please tell, What font are you use? Looks great!

Too much boring personal stuff.

you do whatever you want, Jack, i am wait your new

I'm a total beginner, and I tried your code, but the preview doesn't actually appear in the right viewport, although everything else works fine. I'm using nano as my editor, but I've also tried vim, and the result is the same. I'm using kali, not VOID. Does it matter? What can I do?

i noticed nitropad v56 using a dasharo instead of coreboot, what the difference?

i usually find your videos really helpful, but xdeb really shouldn't be promoted, its extremely dangerous as it can delete parts of your system on a whim without asking you about. when you first find about this it might feel really helpful, then you start to notice problems and eventually it breaks everything. void mods and contributors themselves always advice against this tool and its for a reason. Its better to handle rpm and .debs using xbps-src templates

I was distro hopping pretty hard until Artix. Before that used Mint then MX, both good but needed newer packages to deal with some bugs.