I don't know much about Linux, but with how often people praise it, I want to know what I'm missing out on so I would watch the sh*t out of that channel
I've been contemplating abandoning Windows and pulling the trigger on PopOS, and this video gave me the confidence I needed to go through with it. I consider Anthony a credible repository of information based on everything I've seen of him in the recent past.
@@carlmclemore6104 I agree, but Pop_OS should not be the go-to distro. It has a few issues, one being that it uses Cosmic, which is forked from GNOME and is significantly slower than Plasma. Another is that I’m pretty sure it doesn’t have one-click WINE functionality. I much prefer Feren OS, which is faster than Pop_OS, and also has better functionality. You should try it out.
If only he did video guides based on subscriber requests, I'd promptly ask for a proper guide on how to lower the TDP on a linux system with multiple Nvidia cards. I got a renderfarm PC with 3 different cards and they are hell to set up. Also Prime Offload performs kinda terrible and I'm asking myself if it's bad configuration from my part.
Following a failed Windows 10 experiment this month, I have vowed to never use Windows again (I haven’t used Windows 11 since last December). Been using Linux on at least one of my machines for over a year now.
The thing is, that back in 2010, Linux really couldn't (realistically) be used as a daily driver for many people. Most times using Linux required (at least) some basic understanding of terminal and the system. However, I installed Ubuntu (not my favorite) on my dad's computer (he isn't really a computer guy) over 3 years ago, after windows 10 failed to keep running. Somehow that laptop is still kicking. Only had to help him once. Sure Linux _can_ be a hassle. But not as much as one would think. I've used PopOS for over a year now and it's one of the most versatile OS's I've ran so far and surpasses my expectations as far as usability and versatility. Especially running closed source and or windows applications. Linux was a difficult choice at first, but recently has risen to be a force to be reckoned with. Especially with the money Steam has poured into its gaming functionality.
My friend has daily driven his Lubuntu for 4,5 years now without never opening his terminal. I had to do use it once for him because he messed up the updates due to being hysterically allergic for terminal&updates and servers shutdown. My grandparents has been using Mint for 2 years now. I've got literally 0 questions why their computer doesn't work anymore. With Windows it was regular basis.
Not really. My first foray into linux was running Ubuntu on my laptop in 2010... i was 14 at the time. 10.04 lucid lynx. You didn't even need apt-get to update back then. That said, all i was doing was basic browsing and word processing... but that's all it took for me to start learning more about how to operate linux These days, you could install ubuntu, debian, mint, or some other similar entry level distro onto a flash drive and just run it when you want to play around. People just aren't willing to learn new things.
A Linux playlist starring Anthony would definitely be really well received here, and I think, could contribute to a better understanding of it's working in general by a significant number of people!
Anthony Explains : Should replace LTT sorry Linus mate, Anthony is way easier to watch! LOL! Linus always looks and sounds like he's about to sell me a tupperware set with free cutlery ;) Anthony ftw!
It's funny: the thing that finally motivated me to give Linux a try was exactly the compatibility issues: I wanted a machine where I couldn't get distracted by gaming.
@@pigeonman942 - Yeah my laptop is a M1 Macbook. Can't do much with it besides productivity stuff, which is exactly why I wanted it. No gaming, can't even VM Windows on the M1. Thankfully it was a Black Friday deal so it was really cheap.
Wonderful video Anthoney, I am now using pop OS on 2 old devices, bringing life back into them! Getting into Linux and the modding community now, and this is a great helpful starting video!! Love this guys keep it up!
I've been using pop as my main os for over a year now and it is amazing! The ui is easy to use and changed how I work on my computer. With the exception where I accidentally screwed stuff up because I'm stupid, pop has given me no issues. Windows feels bloated, invasive, and outdated compared to most Linux distros and I'm glad I took the leap of faith
@@phishENchimps Hell Nah, I would like more resources for Linux phones, but I don't want a closed Linux distro that is basically iOS, but with Elon. Maybe some other investor?
@@LaLiTi Having the $$$ and Resources to produce a workable product is worth it. If you're afraid that he is going to create a closed IOS, then download another distro. We need a good working Linux phone that is competitive with other OS. Elon is the guy to bring that to market. Earlier this year, he said that he is not for going after patent violators (within reason). most anti-free speech advocates completely missed that.
@@mirandahw explaining what it does: sudo: runs as root (root gives all perms to the command, so if you run as root you can completely break the system accidentally) rm: the remove command -rf: these are 2 arguments, --force and --recursive, force removes files that have been marked as do not remove and recursive removes all files in folders, without -r you can't remove folders -v: (--verbose) tells what files are being removed /* deletes all files under / (the root directory) --no-preserve-root disables not removing the root dir on some distros you can read the manual for the commands yourself with the command "man "
Man, I love how Anthony explains everything. And not only that, but also that they did a step by step guide for absolutely new users for Linux. Big respect for that!
PLEASE make a series where Anthony just explains everything about linux step by step, to make it as easy as possible to transition for lifelong Windows users!
@@adamd1347 the terminal its only necesary on specific things. Many things you could do it on the store. I like to use the terminal because its more fast. And i like to use synaptic so much. But somebody who wants give a try without use the terminal could do it. With nvidia drivers maybe its a little hard. It better to use a old laptop or pc and try it. Later you could use it on a better pc it you like it.
@@mokubakaiba1751 it'd shure be a shit ton easier if Anthony here just explained it to us wouldn't it? (Also; I'm not too new to Linux myself, I kind of know how everything works and I also know some bash for the terminal, a beginner series wouldn't necessarily be for me, but a lot of people would probably get the 'push' they needed to finally try out the OS)
QUICK TIP as this was not mentioned. Using the demo mode (flashed to an external hard drive) you can retrieve files off other drives if windows decides to crap itself (as long as they aren't corrupt as well). I've also had success recovering files off of a dying drive that wouldn't even show in windows with this method, albeit not more than around 100mb at a time so films and large files didn't make it.
I've recovered also when using Linux (haven't tried it in demo mode), SD cards that wouldn't work on Windows. They were definitely failing. Was able to get off most of my things. Just had to sift out the corrupted files once recovered. Though sometimes the card may be too far gone even for this to work. But it is better than loosing it all. Used this method more than once.
@@snowysysadmin59 I have a cheap 1TB flash drive with Ubuntu flashed to it as an OS installer, this means I can just lauch the demo version (have to select the ubuntu installer drive in bios) and grab the files that are most important if shit hits the fan. The beauty is you can still create folders and write data on the empty space of the flash drive without having to actually install Ubuntu or most Linux OS. Like I said though if ALL the files are corrupt or a drive has completely failed this won't work, but it's definitely my goto for suspect HD issues.
If I can't recover it Windows, I always try in Linux, and about 90 percent of the time, I can get a good chunk of data. That being said be careful with certain distros and their live modes, because not all of them fully support NTFS (or HFS+/APFS) out of the box and need a helper program.
Im thankful our tech teacher in high school 20 yrs ago taught us this when teaching computer programming. Lived in midde of nowhere middle of rural area. Since then its saved my family business many times (tHaNkS windows).
Actually. no, after 30 something years what would have done that, is the devs without a stick up their ass, and also gaming. at a marginal 3%adoption. just no. no year is the year of the linux desktop because of gaming and Janky AF UI and UX.
I work in corp world. Server wise definitely it is up there.. even with VMware a large % of vm’s run it and kuberneties and containers are big. Desktop games meh..I have both Linux Mac and windows systems. A GUI is a GUI. Gameing has majorly improved in years. But if your looking for a long term Career in IT learn it now!! It got me a job where I am now. I have been here for 15 years a Linux user for 21+ years.
@@gorkskoal9315 It's code and app exclusivity that really kills the platform. Even with Proton, Linux is still flawed as a daily driver for gaming, due to the fact that there's still far too many compatibility and performance issues. Anthony is vastly overstating Proton's effectiveness, he hasn't talked about the biggest problem Proton faces: In the age of on demand patching and games as a service models, every single update has the potential to completely break a game's compatibility with Proton, and as a result Linux users are frequently stuck waiting to play games they own, as Proton/Wine developers forever play a game of compatibility catchup. ...Of course, the problem isn't just gaming, either, you're even more out of luck if you use Adobe products, or need music production applications, or your job wants Microsoft office apps, etc, etc. More than anything the blame rests on Microsoft and the US Government. The extremist right wing market fundies that people keep electing into government refuse to do anything about monopolies and trusts, we'd be living in a completely different world right now had they gone through with the plan to break up Microsoft around the year 2000, and forced them to open source their APIs.
@@ItsTimeToBreakUpGoogle Yes. Yes. Yes!! Several years ago I used daily. But getting a app work required for trouble tickets and voicemail was a nightmare and luck.
@@gorkskoal9315 That couldn't be _falsier_. I play everyday on Linux without any janky shit. It even runs smoother than on my brothers Windows machine. The fact that desktop linux adoption isn't good is because of corporate lobbying made by M$. What Anthony said is true, Linux isn't hard at all to install, but *not* installing anything is easier.
The demand for Linux Tech Tips can’t be ignored any longer! We want Anthony to teach the world how to use the terminal in his clear and charismatic manner.
I don't like how everyone are just so scared of the terminal. People just aren't used to it. It's strange how much windows users have been discussed about how they have to not use the GUI.
@@radoslavl921 if you don’t like it help us change. I’m terrified of screwing something up. But I’m not afraid to learn from someone who knows what they are doing
@@BeyondThisAfterlife I use the terminal everyday, but I don't think I know what I am doing. I just keep trying something, I fail and I start again in another direction. It's like every computer is against me. I when I want to achieve something it does not happen. There is always an error message saying something like "error compiling software: at getline(): error compiling source. getline function interfering with stdio.h". The strange thing is that I am not even making this software. I am trying to build them from source and it fails. It always fails. Today I was trying to download OBS Studio, but cmake was giving me dependency errors and I have no idea where do download everything from.
@@BeyondThisAfterlife If you are not sure and do not want to break anything, install VirtualBox then spin up a VM do what you want and blow it away after.
I was thinking along the same lines as a good part of this community are power users or want to become power users. But speaking as Linux user myself, will a Linux focused channel bring enough revenue to be justifiable to LTT? That will be a tough one to sell, given Anthony's popularity it might fly, maybe
It's cool to see gaming in Linux is improving. I started using Linux back when the first thing you had to do was recompile the kernel before you could get a GUI working... It really wasn't that hard even then. That was like 20 years ago and things have gotten easier every year since. Back then it was KDE and QT as I remember. My first Linux box I configured as an IPChains firewall for my home network - that took a bit of work. :)
@JimR >no autohide that is the one thing that pisses me off the most about winblows, the fucking autohide never works right since 95. it either gets stuck hidden or it gets stuck un hidden which ever the most inconvenient for me at the time
Linux is never coming, because too many arsehats making too many different distros. Yum, rpm, apt-get, Gnome, KDE, and now MATE, Cinnamon, Budgie. And they even put the junk in different /bin/local/ or /usr/bin or /usr/local. One thing Microsoft got right is that people need a big evil giant to oppress us, so developers have a consistent platform. Doesn't matter how dreadful it is, as long as it stays the same week to week.
True. Many people like me sometimes try but get frustrated because they can't get anything done. Ubuntu has been laying on my other laptop for so long and I don't use it. Simply because I don't know. Guided like this would help a lot
High five from a veteran Linux user! I liked that last part the most when Anthony said that "at least give it a try". That's the right way to pitch Linux without being preachy. Kudos!
Thank you for your comment. At the expense of not using windows I'm going to install linux on my fresh new pc build. But I love playing in the command prompt. I've been changing every setting on my phone and pulling and pushing files using adb. Lots of fun getting into the inner-workings.
It's been almost a year since I ditched Windows 11 on 3 laptops I inherited, and switched to Linux. I have been distro hopping, and Debian 12 with Gnome 43.3 is my perfect fit. The best tool for anyone is the tool they use, not the tool they dread. I thank you for your videos which have been HUGE in helping me with that transition to Linux.
Anthony's Linux series when? - tutorials on how to use and install common or tricky software for linux plz - or how to make it like a more efficent/faster windows like user experience
I think something like that would be nice, minus the "make it more like windows" aspect. Linux is to Windows as Windows is to MacOS; a different operating system. If it tries to adapt to the needs of Windows users, it might end up becoming just as bad in the future. It's important to make things clear to new users, but not to change the OS for them.
ArchWiki. Best source of knowledge bar none. Unfortunately, Joel Spolsky is quite right in Biculturalism: Linux is built for tinkerers and developers, not your regular end users expecting products they pay for (such as hardware) to *just work*. Ironically, desktop Linux is still too expensive to afford in many scenarios. It still struggles hard to find the balance between LTS (typically lagging behind a lot on drivers) and rolling release (basically impossible for developers to target in all the variety of configurations).
Linux is faster in general. At least the Arch-Linux version. My BMW benchmark in Blender runs for 2 minutes 54 seconds on Windows, on Linux it only takes me 2 minutes and 18 seconds.
If you mean more efficient as in having the same desktop environment as Windows then I would recommend getting the Cinnamon environment, it makes almost any Ubuntu based distribution look like Windows.
@@realtimestatic I dont mind it at all and Im here to stay for sure! Im checking out different distros on and old laptop just to get an idea of how everything works Sadly I cant really test gaming out on this machine with no discrete gpu (I could but... meh). Emulators and regular every day use on PopOS works great and I'm ready to dual boot my desktop I think. I need to find some time and Ill run a few benchmarks Windows 10 vs Linux on my dated 1366/xeon 5670 with an rx580 machine. I just want to loose some overhead if possible.
@@jordonc3379 AMD cards usually work a lot better on Linux because of the open-source driver. people have optimized cards so well that you can revive and old HD series card just by using Linux
@@linuxfeed3176 Thats awesome! Now im excited. I am planning to upgrade the CPU/motherboard soonish, but a GPU upgrade might not be in the...ehemm... cards for a little while.
I first switched to Linux when in an update Windows decided that I don't need my Bluetooth drivers. That was 3 years ago. I first installed dual boot just to watch movies with my Bluetooth headphones. After 3 years, "I'm using Arch btw" right now. I fckn love Linux, I love using terminal and writing scripts. I used to only play games with my computer, now I do much, much more. I didn't just breathe new life into my PCs, it also changed my view to technology itself.
So many years waiting to see Anthony make an actual Linux to everyone video, I have Linux for a long time, and for what I see in LMG he is the IT guy there with Linus, hope to see more of Linux themes with Anthony in the future.
It’s just he is very important to the company and by him focusing on that channel he would not be able to work on the main channel. So to put it in another way they would have to hire a new guy to do a Linux channel like with Max Address. Also Linux is not popular enough to be worth it to make yet another channel.
I am currently in the process of gradually transitioning my operating systems with an ultimate goal of (hopefully) transitioning to only Linux-based operating systems.
There's nixos-hardware, where people may have uploaded fixes for particular devices. Usually the difficult is knowing what to do for a given device. I would say that NixOS has had some of the best Nvidia experience, as drivers are compiled and added prior to switching to your new system generation.
Four days ago my laptops' HDD broke, luckily I had my old HDD from my PS4. I used to run Win10 on the laptop but I HATED it, so I wanted to go back to Win7 as I like it more. But then I realised I'd to go to sketchy websites to download cracked version of Win7 etc etc etc. I remember my uncle (he introduced me to RPi's as well) mentioned something about Linux OSs, so I followed this tutorial and installed POP just to try it out. So far its a lot like the RPI OS so I am already comfortable with it. I'll most likely move on to the advanced Linux OSs, but we'll see. Thanks for the video!
Technically not. It's because if you are making something idiot-proof, you are also inadvertently making it smart-proof. "User-friendly" is a better term.
I'm watching this right now during the process of trying to install arch with no previous experience with linux. Safe to say I'm not learning anything from this lol but thanks for spreading the gospel, anthony. Do you have any recommendations for arch install guides?
100% want more videos of Anthony teaching Linux. If I'm gonna follow through on trying it on your recommendation you gotta show people how to get over common issues/get the most out of the OS.
I'd love to see benchmarks with Proton on a variety of hardware from high-end GPUs to APUs. It'd be very helpful to know if there's a performance hit compared to Windows, and if there is, how significant it is.
I just installed Pop!_OS on my backup PC which is much older and weaker than my main rig, and there was definitely a huge difference in performance from Windows 10, since it doesn’t have all of that ads, bloat, nor any resource hogging that makes everything so crap and slow. It’s also way cleaner and aesthetic. I prob wouldn’t have installed Linux if Anthony wasn’t there to convince me to, really like how chill and convincing he is. EDIT: Now I'm using Linux on my main PC! Tried Linux Mint, but didn't live up to what I loved about Pop!_OS. Really loving and enjoying Pop!_OS, even with gaming! Huge thanks to Anthony for being the man to tell us about it!
@@Maku98_ Well, Linux distros are completely up to personal preference, so I recommend trying distros before you switch to them. I personally preferred Pop over Mint for how it easy it was to install drivers and updates through user interface, and gaming performance. Both distros are great though. Don't let other peoples' opinions change you. Plus if Linux doesn't turn out to be right for you, you can use a debloated version of Windows 10 like AtlasOS.
@@actingbloom heya, forgot I made this comment but to answer the question: nope, not anymore. I stopped using linux a long time ago, just didn't really turn out to be completely right for me. dont let that change if you want to use linux or not, everyone has different preferences. I went back to windows (even on my backup pc) mostly because of familiarity and how it "just works right out of the box" (as long as you're using something like AtlasOS, which is just windows perfected and done right. windows 11 can actually be awesome to use if you're using Atlas to speed up performance and explorerpatcher / startallback to fix up the UI)
@@TerminaKris i dont blame you sorry for randomly popping up here :P that's fair though I've been using windows 11 and im not a big fan of all the integrated ai stuff Microsoft is adding.. i really liked windows 10 so i might just go back to it until end of life but im not sure
We needed it more than another Mac channel tbh. Mac is for one company only, Apple. Its fine for those who like to limit themselves to a brand, but that's not for me.
After seeing a grand master trying to teach her Chess on a Twitch stream, I believe this would require Anthony to have superhuman patience, and a bodyguard.
Idky but I like Anthony's vibe, the way he explains things makes this easier for my scramble egg brain to understand. I want to see a whole series on Linux with Anthony, it's informative and It's oh so quiet.
oh Anthony ilu, ur such a sweetheart explaining all this linux setup in the most accessible way I've seen in video format. and i agree! more ppl should at least give it a try!
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.
Honestly, installing Mint was like 10% of the pain that installing Windows is these days. The entire process is fast and seamless. Also - not dealing with licensing when you swap MB is a blessing.
@@imSomebody-m4c if you already have another OS installed there's no option to remove everything and install windows, you have to remove the partitions yourself.
This video was the push I needed to finally give Linux a shot. I've been testing Pop OS as my daily OS now for a few days, and other than a few minor annoyances (mostly with peripheral RGB software being incompatible), am really impressed and happy with it.
@@HallsteinI I have not. I don't have any RGB in my actual PC rig, and my Durgod keyboard stores its RGB profile on-board so that's good to go. The only thing that's "broken" is the Razer mouse, but it just cycles through the rainbow on Linux and I ignore it. *shrug*
Pop OS is meh, it's just based off Ubuntu may as well use that, or Fedora. Anyway for a gaming PC it's just not worth it, Windows 11 is awesome for mix gaming and productivity with way more support and has WSL available.
@@JFinns that's not accurate at all. Pop has a ton of quality of life changes, not only to Gnome, but in the applications they ship as well. Cosmic is shaping into its own awesome thing, and there's rumblings that they may have a rolling release based on not Ubuntu.
@@tylerdean980 It's better to start with Pop OS after watching this video. In like 3 months try Mint if you want, I've been pretty much running Mint for the last 3 years. Its the most ideal for me, once you get disro-hopping out of your system.
@James Smith , You've completely missed his point. Contributing to solutions that allow programs written for Windows to work on a Linux distro makes it... uh, easier to run Windows programs on Linux. This is a specific hardware device, yes, but Valve will continue to improve ProtonDB to work out the kinks as to why games DO or DO NOT work on Linux in general which translates to all hardware platforms... that work translates to other programs because you're swapping out Windows software layers for Linux software layers. Which leads to installing Windows programs directly on Linux even more reliably than WINE currently. Like VIDEO EDITORS! Furthermore, GAMES working is one reason why many people don't just jump over to Linux. If you hit sufficient critical mass for working applications/games then Linux gets used enough to cause an acceleration in Linux support.
I used this video to put Pop os on three laptops already. I’ve started introducing it to other people in my friends and family circle. This video is super helpful and I love it.
@@DJTimeLock depends on contract, some do have anti competitive laws but they mostly apply on thing you inherited from company and as long as it's not something obvious he is golden.
Linus is also very good. If Linus is smart enough to pay enough salary to Anthony, he will not start a separate company to do the same thing with his own assets. Those assets (good quality audio and video equipments, lightings, etc.) are expensive. He would have to invest a lot of money before start. He save a lot of money just staying along with Linus.
Genius, as per usual, Anthony. I appreciate your kindness and warmth for a process often considered inaccessible for mere “noobs.” You are inviting, enlightening, and empowering for users of all experience levels, kudos and keep up the great work!
I’ve installed Nobara Linux. So far no issues with steam games. Battlefield 5, Stefan Dead, Aerofly 4, Planet Coaster, SW Battlefront 2, Forza4, 5, Apex Legends. Runs great. Comes with all gaming needs. Easy to set up and use. Low resources.
Please do "Linux with Anthony" series! Most Linux channels don't reach people that that use something else but this channel is different and i can definitely see it converting a lot of people over to Linux.
The step where he chooses "Clean Install" ERASES your entire hard drive. The WHOLE thing. Do not overlook this or you will lose both Windows and your personal files even if they are on a separate partition of that drive!
Yeah, I think it was at best an oversight and at worst irrisponsible not to mention this. And if you have multiple drives installed you would need to know enough to choose the "right" one for the OS. I know they're trying to make this process look easy, but that part needs a little more explanation. edit: They did pop up an annotation but even only saying "This method will erase your drive so double check before installing" doesn't really communicate the vagueries involved here especially in a video that is expressly targeted at first time Linux installers, and in many cases I would assume some people watching haven't installed any OS from scratch before. It would take one moment to say "Careful here that all the data on the drive you've selected is backed up in another location or not needed because this process will completely erase it. Prior OS, data, everything"
@@raja7775 if those local drives are one and the same physical hard drive you have, if those local drives aren't partitions of 1 hard drive, then it won't wipe the drives, unless it's a partition from that 1 hard drive
@@raja7775 Bottom line is yes. There are two options to avoid this: 1. Either do a dual boot system that will allow you to have both OS by dividing the drive in two. It's a bit more technical (and mostly requires setting up Windows in such a way that it is possible) but largely feasible. 2. Do a backup and then retransfer your backup in the new file system. Realistically, you should always make one of your system anyway
@@raja7775 No, only the disk you choose to install it to and all partitions on that hard drive/SSD. If you have a completely separate drive it won't be touched. But the disk you choose will be completely blank and rewritten for just Linux. Back up everything before running the clean install option.
Omg I was such a beginner in pc stuff. I always wanted to install another os and it scared me. Thank you Anthony, coz of you I did it for the first time. Successfully installed pop os and digging around and learning lot of stuff. You are the best ❤️❤️
With VMWare Workstation/Player being available for free for personal use, just download the .iso to try any Linux distribution you like in a nice Windows VM window. That was so much harder 10 years ago. Today it's a matter of 2min to set up your Linux VM in Windows for testing/evaluation.
Anthony: "I knew you could do it" Me: *happy smile* i'll fangirl for anthony every damn day if i can edit: itt- toxic asses being shitty to women the same day the blizzard report comes out, go fucking figure
Hey guys I just wanted to say, this video is genuinely cool, probably the best "not too scary but not hiding the fact we sometimes need our terminal either" kind of introduction to Linux I think I've ever seen, especially in such a concise format! Congratulations!
My Linux OS of choice has been Lubuntu for the past twelve years. I love how its low system requirements make it easy to run on older hardware. My two previous laptops were replaced ONLY because of hardware failure instead of software obsolescence.
We need more of stable software on Linux. This distro fragmentation is also killing Linux. Anthony might have said one click install for some apps but others too soooo much time.
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@@shubhamspatil distro fragmentation is only a problem for new users, admitingly it is hard to convince them to just try one because in the end it doesn't really matter. Once you're comfortable with a distro its no problem really. Also, I've been using Linux as my main OS for at least 10 years, both professionally and for gaming (a bit less :( ) and don't think its any less stable than Windows (quite the contrary)
I have had two Windows 11 devices so far. 1: My personal desktop that I finished building a month ago. In this case, Windows 11 told me that I NEEDED to have internet to setup windows 11. The issue? I had no drivers installed so I physically couldn't have internet, AND I couldn't install the drivers because windows 11 wouldn't finish setup without Internet. After a few hours of online searching, it turns out there actually is a "continue without internet" button, but it is so cryptically hidden it beggars belief (Hint, you need command prompt). If that new build was my only way of getting online to find the solution, I would never in a million years figured that out. 2: My Work issued laptop. My work Issued me this laptop with windows 11 mostly set up, but I needed to finish the set up. Overall it went pretty smooth until all my files downloaded from the cloud and I now had more Icons than could fit on my screen. I legitimately had Icons covering icons covering icons on my desktop (I like minimalist desktops, but for work, quick access to information via shortcuts is crucial) No, the issue wasn't that I had too many Icons (normally the desktop wasn't even half full), the issue was the spacing between the icons was now 3X the size of the icon itself. Now, I cannot stress this enough, it. took. me. HOURS. of fiddling with every setting windows 11 offers, deinstalling and reinstalling any and all drivers, and delving into the deep recesses of my mind to try and figure out how to set the icons back to an acceptable spacing. Finally I found one answer online that worked. Regedit. !#%#ING REGEDIT. I had to make a REGISTRY EDIT to fix my icons. Apparently there is an icon spacing setting in the registry where you can set the spacing of icons. I edited that value to be 1/3 of what it was before, rebooted windows and BOOM, fixed. Why in fiery hell that couldn't have been some kind of option is so far and away beyond me that it is unfathomable. Every. single. thing. on this OS is just harder for entirely no reason. It continuously fails at tasks that were once simple because some setting was removed, or some design was "Simplified" and gives you no easy solution to its self imposed problem. I just learned today that Steam now allows you run Windows games on Linux. That was my last reason to stay on windows.
LTT should make a Linux channel with Anthony as the host just like their Mac channel
Linux tech tips
Yes please :)
I don't know much about Linux, but with how often people praise it, I want to know what I'm missing out on so I would watch the sh*t out of that channel
@@adrianbarajas2851 Brilliant!
Wait they have a Mac channel!?
"Linux with Anthony" has finally begun.
they should have him have his own ltt channel about linux
This should be a regular feature indeed!
Adding my signature to Linux Tech Tips petition
I'm ok with our new Anthony and Linux overlords
I would pay for a floatplane channel for this!
"Linux with Anthony"
Believe me there will be a huge increase in Linux users.
I've been contemplating abandoning Windows and pulling the trigger on PopOS, and this video gave me the confidence I needed to go through with it. I consider Anthony a credible repository of information based on everything I've seen of him in the recent past.
@@carlmclemore6104 Anthony is like Linux GOD, I aspire to be as knowledgeable and intelligent as him someday.
@@deep_panchi Linus Torvalds
@@astlari Linus is the father of Linux but Anthony be carrying the legacy fam
@@carlmclemore6104 I agree, but Pop_OS should not be the go-to distro. It has a few issues, one being that it uses Cosmic, which is forked from GNOME and is significantly slower than Plasma. Another is that I’m pretty sure it doesn’t have one-click WINE functionality. I much prefer Feren OS, which is faster than Pop_OS, and also has better functionality. You should try it out.
0:01 You used a door as a metaphor for Windows and I love it.
"Linux with Anthony"
Make it happen Linus, I'd gladly watch a series with that.
or just "Linux Tech Tips "
@@parttimedude5440 no?
Anthony and Linux... next channel plz
Yes, they have the Mac channel so Anthony deserves his own well.
Heck yeah.
Here’s hoping this is the beginning of a full on “Linux with Anthony” series…
They're really missing the opportunity for Anthony Linux Tips, or ALT for short
Download windows 11 iso file for free in my first video
@@ChristopherGoetting or they could just go with “Linux Tech Tips”.
Linux Tech Tips
@@OnQSports yeah, but ALT is also a good tie in for "alternative"
We are one step closer to getting the "Learning Linux with Anthony" series!
If only he did video guides based on subscriber requests, I'd promptly ask for a proper guide on how to lower the TDP on a linux system with multiple Nvidia cards. I got a renderfarm PC with 3 different cards and they are hell to set up. Also Prime Offload performs kinda terrible and I'm asking myself if it's bad configuration from my part.
WHY is that NOT a series yet?!?! Common Linus! Let us have it!!!! The Pengu army will rise!
Yes
@@joejazwinski8873 Yea! Pingu army RISE UP!!!🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
I WISH TO HAPPEN SOME DAY
Dude, you're an incredible guide into the world of Linux. You found exactly what you were meant to do.
He is very good
only one comment
Following a failed Windows 10 experiment this month, I have vowed to never use Windows again (I haven’t used Windows 11 since last December).
Been using Linux on at least one of my machines for over a year now.
Agreed. Such a great job!
The whole comments section is full of _More Linux content! More Linux content!_ and I agree! Make it happen!
Me agree too
Thank you for letting Anthony loose. Next do vim!
Upcoming: "Anthony and Jeff build the ULTIMATE 400 Raspberry Pi Cluster"
I would watch that, but it will sadly never happen
Next video "How to become Vim /G/od"
@SomeRandomGuy I do adore emacs and use it everyday. But the fight between vi/vim and emacs is like getting two old men to fight each other
vim FTW
ahahahahah
anthony has a chill personality def want more vids of him being featured.
The thing is, that back in 2010, Linux really couldn't (realistically) be used as a daily driver for many people. Most times using Linux required (at least) some basic understanding of terminal and the system. However, I installed Ubuntu (not my favorite) on my dad's computer (he isn't really a computer guy) over 3 years ago, after windows 10 failed to keep running. Somehow that laptop is still kicking. Only had to help him once. Sure Linux _can_ be a hassle. But not as much as one would think. I've used PopOS for over a year now and it's one of the most versatile OS's I've ran so far and surpasses my expectations as far as usability and versatility. Especially running closed source and or windows applications. Linux was a difficult choice at first, but recently has risen to be a force to be reckoned with. Especially with the money Steam has poured into its gaming functionality.
My friend has daily driven his Lubuntu for 4,5 years now without never opening his terminal. I had to do use it once for him because he messed up the updates due to being hysterically allergic for terminal&updates and servers shutdown.
My grandparents has been using Mint for 2 years now. I've got literally 0 questions why their computer doesn't work anymore. With Windows it was regular basis.
Not really. My first foray into linux was running Ubuntu on my laptop in 2010... i was 14 at the time. 10.04 lucid lynx. You didn't even need apt-get to update back then. That said, all i was doing was basic browsing and word processing... but that's all it took for me to start learning more about how to operate linux
These days, you could install ubuntu, debian, mint, or some other similar entry level distro onto a flash drive and just run it when you want to play around.
People just aren't willing to learn new things.
Linux was not GUI back then
@@Qwerkywoop my first interaction with Linux was Red Hat in 1998 and it had a fully functioning GUI out of the box.
I remember Mandrake 8.1 as my first foray into the Linux world, those were the days. Man I feel old. @@vicmac3513
I'm already very comfortable installing Linux, but yes, I will listen to Anthony teach me how for 15 minutes. Thank you TH-cam.
Same, but I had forgotten about secure boot 😂. Got that shitty message.
Same here XD. Gotta watch so that they can make more of this stuff.
Same, here. Although good to here how good steam is getting. I may try it again for game what where windows only.
A Linux playlist starring Anthony would definitely be really well received here, and I think, could contribute to a better understanding of it's working in general by a significant number of people!
Seconding this.
Yeah, Linux tutorials by Anthony would be great
Agree
Absolutely. They need to have Anthony cover ElementaryOS.
a chanel would be better
Thanks for the shoutout! +1 to a dedicated "Linux with Anthony" show. 10000% agree.
Yes yes yes!
Btw, thank you folks!
Anthony Explains :
Should replace LTT sorry Linus mate, Anthony is way easier to watch! LOL! Linus always looks and sounds like he's about to sell me a tupperware set with free cutlery ;) Anthony ftw!
thank you for the fantastic software!
@@abbyck Thank YOU for the support.
@@sparrowthenerd Thanks. We really appreciate that!
It's funny: the thing that finally motivated me to give Linux a try was exactly the compatibility issues: I wanted a machine where I couldn't get distracted by gaming.
should've got a macbook lol
@@pigeonman942 - Yeah my laptop is a M1 Macbook. Can't do much with it besides productivity stuff, which is exactly why I wanted it. No gaming, can't even VM Windows on the M1. Thankfully it was a Black Friday deal so it was really cheap.
@@smileychess nicee
*Garuda intensifies*
@@smileychess it looks this field is about to change
A "Linux with Anthony" sub-channel is definitely needed!!
We need more of Anthony's Linux tech tips.
Anthony's Linux Tips
@@jamesdalton1386 yeah, totally agree!
It is refreshing to see someone who knows things about computers.
Let's get a Linux from Scratch series with Anthony, he is so good at explaining everything!
That would be a long series. I'd love it and want to watch it.
I'd pay for it
That's actually a really good idea!
Yea. Like an in depth explanation to Linux for beginners and how to properly use it.
Please do this.
Wonderful video Anthoney, I am now using pop OS on 2 old devices, bringing life back into them! Getting into Linux and the modding community now, and this is a great helpful starting video!! Love this guys keep it up!
Anthony: I am not the Messiah!
Linux users: He is the Messiah!
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy.
@@MasterFrag91 Thank you, it had to be said.
@@MasterFrag91 😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏
@Lukas Does Dev Don't you mean Gentoo?
@Lukas Does Dev you had to say that, didn’t you
After this, I feel confident enough to give Linux a go.
Same, might try Pop! OS
I've been using pop as my main os for over a year now and it is amazing! The ui is easy to use and changed how I work on my computer. With the exception where I accidentally screwed stuff up because I'm stupid, pop has given me no issues. Windows feels bloated, invasive, and outdated compared to most Linux distros and I'm glad I took the leap of faith
@@Ammarx1 or Manjaro. It's just great.
@@keyvanalizadeh2995 Already tried Manjaro like last year, I want to try a different distro now. Ty tho!
Ubuntu is nice also . Lubuntu can revive older pcs
And when you thought you couldn´t love Anthony more, here he comes.
well done Anthony - been using Ubuntu for a couple years now, but still managed to learn a couple new tricks thanks to your video. Thank you :)
Im hoping that Elon Musk buys Pine64 or another phone company that makes Linux phones to really give the big tech a shake up.
@@phishENchimps Hell Nah, I would like more resources for Linux phones, but I don't want a closed Linux distro that is basically iOS, but with Elon. Maybe some other investor?
@@LaLiTi Having the $$$ and Resources to produce a workable product is worth it. If you're afraid that he is going to create a closed IOS, then download another distro. We need a good working Linux phone that is competitive with other OS. Elon is the guy to bring that to market. Earlier this year, he said that he is not for going after patent violators (within reason). most anti-free speech advocates completely missed that.
@@phishENchimps Okay
@@phishENchimps nah
when somebody usually says, "trust me" i take it as a red flag, unless it's Anthony, you can always trust Anthony.
Never copy paste a sudo command without looking, except when it's from Anthony
@@timorouw5555 I'm Anthony, definitely. sudo rm -rfv /* --no-preserve-root
@@mirandahw who hurt you
@@mirandahw sus command
@@mirandahw explaining what it does:
sudo: runs as root (root gives all perms to the command, so if you run as root you can completely break the system accidentally)
rm: the remove command
-rf: these are 2 arguments, --force and --recursive, force removes files that have been marked as do not remove and recursive removes all files in folders, without -r you can't remove folders
-v: (--verbose) tells what files are being removed
/* deletes all files under / (the root directory)
--no-preserve-root disables not removing the root dir on some distros
you can read the manual for the commands yourself with the command "man "
Man, I love how Anthony explains everything. And not only that, but also that they did a step by step guide for absolutely new users for Linux. Big respect for that!
He's great at this, he needs to become an IT/computer science lecturer.
Its also great how he explains eventual problems / difficulties, even if he didn't had them in this example. This is something often overseen.
Legit his explinations are so to the point they are the easiest to follow ive seen
PLEASE make a series where Anthony just explains everything about linux step by step, to make it as easy as possible to transition for lifelong Windows users!
@@adamd1347 the terminal its only necesary on specific things. Many things you could do it on the store. I like to use the terminal because its more fast. And i like to use synaptic so much. But somebody who wants give a try without use the terminal could do it. With nvidia drivers maybe its a little hard. It better to use a old laptop or pc and try it. Later you could use it on a better pc it you like it.
Grow a neckbeard and ud get it
@@adamd1347 and grow a, neckbeard
@@mokubakaiba1751 it'd shure be a shit ton easier if Anthony here just explained it to us wouldn't it? (Also; I'm not too new to Linux myself, I kind of know how everything works and I also know some bash for the terminal, a beginner series wouldn't necessarily be for me, but a lot of people would probably get the 'push' they needed to finally try out the OS)
Exactly my thoughts
2 years later and this video helped me revitalize an old Lenovo laptop I had. This is amazing! Thank you Anthony!
QUICK TIP as this was not mentioned. Using the demo mode (flashed to an external hard drive) you can retrieve files off other drives if windows decides to crap itself (as long as they aren't corrupt as well). I've also had success recovering files off of a dying drive that wouldn't even show in windows with this method, albeit not more than around 100mb at a time so films and large files didn't make it.
wait. WAIT. im gonna have to try this.
I've recovered also when using Linux (haven't tried it in demo mode), SD cards that wouldn't work on Windows. They were definitely failing. Was able to get off most of my things. Just had to sift out the corrupted files once recovered. Though sometimes the card may be too far gone even for this to work. But it is better than loosing it all. Used this method more than once.
@@snowysysadmin59 I have a cheap 1TB flash drive with Ubuntu flashed to it as an OS installer, this means I can just lauch the demo version (have to select the ubuntu installer drive in bios) and grab the files that are most important if shit hits the fan. The beauty is you can still create folders and write data on the empty space of the flash drive without having to actually install Ubuntu or most Linux OS. Like I said though if ALL the files are corrupt or a drive has completely failed this won't work, but it's definitely my goto for suspect HD issues.
If I can't recover it Windows, I always try in Linux, and about 90 percent of the time, I can get a good chunk of data. That being said be careful with certain distros and their live modes, because not all of them fully support NTFS (or HFS+/APFS) out of the box and need a helper program.
Im thankful our tech teacher in high school 20 yrs ago taught us this when teaching computer programming. Lived in midde of nowhere middle of rural area.
Since then its saved my family business many times (tHaNkS windows).
Anthony is single handedly going to materially improve Linux' adoption rate on the desktop.
Actually. no, after 30 something years what would have done that, is the devs without a stick up their ass, and also gaming. at a marginal 3%adoption. just no. no year is the year of the linux desktop because of gaming and Janky AF UI and UX.
I work in corp world. Server wise definitely it is up there.. even with VMware a large % of vm’s run it and kuberneties and containers are big. Desktop games meh..I have both Linux Mac and windows systems. A GUI is a GUI. Gameing has majorly improved in years. But if your looking for a long term Career in IT learn it now!! It got me a job where I am now. I have been here for 15 years a Linux user for 21+ years.
@@gorkskoal9315
It's code and app exclusivity that really kills the platform. Even with Proton, Linux is still flawed as a daily driver for gaming, due to the fact that there's still far too many compatibility and performance issues.
Anthony is vastly overstating Proton's effectiveness, he hasn't talked about the biggest problem Proton faces: In the age of on demand patching and games as a service models, every single update has the potential to completely break a game's compatibility with Proton, and as a result Linux users are frequently stuck waiting to play games they own, as Proton/Wine developers forever play a game of compatibility catchup.
...Of course, the problem isn't just gaming, either, you're even more out of luck if you use Adobe products, or need music production applications, or your job wants Microsoft office apps, etc, etc.
More than anything the blame rests on Microsoft and the US Government. The extremist right wing market fundies that people keep electing into government refuse to do anything about monopolies and trusts, we'd be living in a completely different world right now had they gone through with the plan to break up Microsoft around the year 2000, and forced them to open source their APIs.
@@ItsTimeToBreakUpGoogle Yes. Yes. Yes!! Several years ago I used daily. But getting a app work required for trouble tickets and voicemail was a nightmare and luck.
@@gorkskoal9315 That couldn't be _falsier_. I play everyday on Linux without any janky shit. It even runs smoother than on my brothers Windows machine. The fact that desktop linux adoption isn't good is because of corporate lobbying made by M$. What Anthony said is true, Linux isn't hard at all to install, but *not* installing anything is easier.
The demand for Linux Tech Tips can’t be ignored any longer! We want Anthony to teach the world how to use the terminal in his clear and charismatic manner.
I don't like how everyone are just so scared of the terminal. People just aren't used to it. It's strange how much windows users have been discussed about how they have to not use the GUI.
@@radoslavl921 if you don’t like it help us change. I’m terrified of screwing something up. But I’m not afraid to learn from someone who knows what they are doing
@@BeyondThisAfterlife I use the terminal everyday, but I don't think I know what I am doing. I just keep trying something, I fail and I start again in another direction. It's like every computer is against me. I when I want to achieve something it does not happen. There is always an error message saying something like "error compiling software: at getline(): error compiling source. getline function interfering with stdio.h". The strange thing is that I am not even making this software. I am trying to build them from source and it fails. It always fails. Today I was trying to download OBS Studio, but cmake was giving me dependency errors and I have no idea where do download everything from.
@@radoslavl921 If you build from source a lot try Manjaro (or Endeavour or Garuda). AUR scripts take care of everything.
@@BeyondThisAfterlife If you are not sure and do not want to break anything, install VirtualBox then spin up a VM do what you want and blow it away after.
Thank you Anthony for spreading the word of linux
Please, by the gods, get Anthony on more Linux content.
Yes! Please! More Linux stuff! I want to learn more.
This. I'm increasing engagement on this video by liking commenting a bunch of stuff. Been asking for this for a while now.
Please God gives Anthony more life
this
Anthony IS the Linux god of the channel
We want a "Linux with Anthony " here!!!
Anthony is the coolest guy for explaining this kind of things, this guy is golden
Just give a linux oriented channel to Anthony. He deserves it.
I was thinking along the same lines as a good part of this community are power users or want to become power users. But speaking as Linux user myself, will a Linux focused channel bring enough revenue to be justifiable to LTT? That will be a tough one to sell, given Anthony's popularity it might fly, maybe
Yes, he should make a Linux channel just like they made one for Apple called Mac Address.
@@eduardogonzales6945 they made a Mac focused channel while most things they build are gaming pc
Linux would make even more sense than mac OS imo
LinuxTechTips
Yes
It's cool to see gaming in Linux is improving. I started using Linux back when the first thing you had to do was recompile the kernel before you could get a GUI working... It really wasn't that hard even then. That was like 20 years ago and things have gotten easier every year since. Back then it was KDE and QT as I remember. My first Linux box I configured as an IPChains firewall for my home network - that took a bit of work. :)
Arch++
Damn, KDE existed 20 years ago? I`ve been using Kde Neon for some months and it is really nice!
@@luizdinani2252 Yep released in 1998..
@@luizdinani2252Can confirm 1998; I’ve got a big box copy of Caldera OpenLinux from 1998, with KDE.
"Linux with Anthony"
just helping the cause, i wanna learn linux stuff to feel smarter too
If you have enough time and want to learn, try to install Arch or Gentoo, okey not Gentoo that's too hardcore. But Arch is just fine for learning.
@@thefossenjoyer3346 I will install arch after using pop os for a while 😁
@@agentj1074 nice.
@@thefossenjoyer3346 btw do u know if vegas pro 17 runs on linux or not?
I edit amvs so i need that
Okay, I like this idea.
we need more of these linux videos
yes, make it more popular, 2021 is the year of the Linux desktop.
@JimR >no autohide
that is the one thing that pisses me off the most about winblows, the fucking autohide never works right since 95.
it either gets stuck hidden or it gets stuck un hidden which ever the most inconvenient for me at the time
Agreed please make Linux more palatable for the masses. The more folks who use it, the more support we get.
Linux is never coming, because too many arsehats making too many different distros. Yum, rpm, apt-get, Gnome, KDE, and now MATE, Cinnamon, Budgie. And they even put the junk in different /bin/local/ or /usr/bin or /usr/local. One thing Microsoft got right is that people need a big evil giant to oppress us, so developers have a consistent platform. Doesn't matter how dreadful it is, as long as it stays the same week to week.
True. Many people like me sometimes try but get frustrated because they can't get anything done. Ubuntu has been laying on my other laptop for so long and I don't use it. Simply because I don't know. Guided like this would help a lot
High five from a veteran Linux user! I liked that last part the most when Anthony said that "at least give it a try". That's the right way to pitch Linux without being preachy. Kudos!
Thank you for your comment. At the expense of not using windows I'm going to install linux on my fresh new pc build. But I love playing in the command prompt. I've been changing every setting on my phone and pulling and pushing files using adb. Lots of fun getting into the inner-workings.
@@nevinkuser9892 Way to go! 🙌
True legends use Temple OS
@@Rainaman- Nope. Real Legends use AmogOS.
@@easternplatypus I will not even fact check and assume it's a thing.
It's been almost a year since I ditched Windows 11 on 3 laptops I inherited, and switched to Linux. I have been distro hopping, and Debian 12 with Gnome 43.3 is my perfect fit. The best tool for anyone is the tool they use, not the tool they dread. I thank you for your videos which have been HUGE in helping me with that transition to Linux.
Anthony's Linux series when?
- tutorials on how to use and install common or tricky software for linux plz
- or how to make it like a more efficent/faster windows like user experience
I think something like that would be nice, minus the "make it more like windows" aspect. Linux is to Windows as Windows is to MacOS; a different operating system. If it tries to adapt to the needs of Windows users, it might end up becoming just as bad in the future.
It's important to make things clear to new users, but not to change the OS for them.
@@Denshi maybe it could be a sub series for those looking to transition but need to justify the steps or whatever. Idk
ArchWiki. Best source of knowledge bar none.
Unfortunately, Joel Spolsky is quite right in Biculturalism: Linux is built for tinkerers and developers, not your regular end users expecting products they pay for (such as hardware) to *just work*. Ironically, desktop Linux is still too expensive to afford in many scenarios.
It still struggles hard to find the balance between LTS (typically lagging behind a lot on drivers) and rolling release (basically impossible for developers to target in all the variety of configurations).
Linux is faster in general. At least the Arch-Linux version. My BMW benchmark in Blender runs for 2 minutes 54 seconds on Windows, on Linux it only takes me 2 minutes and 18 seconds.
If you mean more efficient as in having the same desktop environment as Windows then I would recommend getting the Cinnamon environment, it makes almost any Ubuntu based distribution look like Windows.
That beginner, intermediate, hardmode image is what I need to spread around !
I popped a clean ssd in my laptop and installed PopOS. Writing this from my Linux machine now :) Thank you Anthony!
How is it after 1 week? How do you feel about gaming! I can help you if you have questions since I've been on linux since the start of the year
@@realtimestatic I dont mind it at all and Im here to stay for sure! Im checking out different distros on and old laptop just to get an idea of how everything works Sadly I cant really test gaming out on this machine with no discrete gpu (I could but... meh). Emulators and regular every day use on PopOS works great and I'm ready to dual boot my desktop I think. I need to find some time and Ill run a few benchmarks Windows 10 vs Linux on my dated 1366/xeon 5670 with an rx580 machine. I just want to loose some overhead if possible.
@@jordonc3379 My favorite Distribution is Manjaro currently but Pop OS is really good as well
@@jordonc3379 AMD cards usually work a lot better on Linux because of the open-source driver. people have optimized cards so well that you can revive and old HD series card just by using Linux
@@linuxfeed3176 Thats awesome! Now im excited. I am planning to upgrade the CPU/motherboard soonish, but a GPU upgrade might not be in the...ehemm... cards for a little while.
I first switched to Linux when in an update Windows decided that I don't need my Bluetooth drivers. That was 3 years ago. I first installed dual boot just to watch movies with my Bluetooth headphones. After 3 years, "I'm using Arch btw" right now. I fckn love Linux, I love using terminal and writing scripts. I used to only play games with my computer, now I do much, much more. I didn't just breathe new life into my PCs, it also changed my view to technology itself.
Anthony: Trust me
Me: I trust you more than Bill Gates
Bill Gates left Microsoft ages ago
Get your popcorn before the red pilled “Bill gates is evil” crowd shows up
You trust bill Gates?
@@woosix7735 true lol
I never did like Bill Eugenics Gates.
ANTHONY LINUX CHANNEL/SERIES WE NEED IT JUST DO IT ALREADY!!!
So many years waiting to see Anthony make an actual Linux to everyone video, I have Linux for a long time, and for what I see in LMG he is the IT guy there with Linus, hope to see more of Linux themes with Anthony in the future.
This dude is good. He makes all of this even approachable for less tech savvy people like myself. Well done mate! 👏👏
Omg. It's finally here! It's been 84 years since we've been asking for this. Please continue doing linux content, Anthony!
Even TH-cam isn't that old. Touch some grass lmao
@@ShivamJha00 lol, telling someone to touch grass because of a humorous exaggeration. Maybe you should touch grass lol.
@@ShivamJha00 r/woooosh
if you can't stand a joke.
shut up
when linus give out tech tips instead of showing things you cant buy
lmao
you must be mistaken, linus is nowhere to be seen
Well, they're giving us tech tips on what we cant't buy xd.
Can't buy most Linux distros either because they are free to use.
Next channel on the horizon: Linux Tech Tips starring Anthony Young 🥳
I wish
Love this guy so much
@@boondaguh Anthony is the only celebrity that I want to hug.
It’s just he is very important to the company and by him focusing on that channel he would not be able to work on the main channel. So to put it in another way they would have to hire a new guy to do a Linux channel like with Max Address.
Also Linux is not popular enough to be worth it to make yet another channel.
I have been using Linux for about a year now, and I am loving it! All thanks to you guys!
I am currently in the process of gradually transitioning my operating systems with an ultimate goal of (hopefully) transitioning to only Linux-based operating systems.
When will Anthony's Tux Tips come into existence?
ANTHONY TUX TIPS
I loved it
Needs more upvot....Imean likes
@@N1Zer0 MORE UPVOTES! MORE UPVOTES! MORE UPVOTES!
@@N1Zer0 R/iusereddit jk xD
Yes
As the release manager of NixOS, I've never been so insulted by being labeled hardmode.
But yes, you're correct :)
Yeah, I 💕 NixOS but I can't really *recommend* it unless someone says they're already using Linux but want more control :p
He’s promoting pop and it’s built in NVIDIA driver which doesn’t work as of like 65 in early May with DisplayPort.
"Never have I been so insulted at something I one hundred percent agree with."
There's nixos-hardware, where people may have uploaded fixes for particular devices. Usually the difficult is knowing what to do for a given device.
I would say that NixOS has had some of the best Nvidia experience, as drivers are compiled and added prior to switching to your new system generation.
And in contrast with arch, it's the hard mode, that does not have a great wiki yet... ^^
Now this truly is Linux Tech Tips
Except better, because it's with Anthony.
Linus (torvalds) tech tips
Four days ago my laptops' HDD broke, luckily I had my old HDD from my PS4. I used to run Win10 on the laptop but I HATED it, so I wanted to go back to Win7 as I like it more. But then I realised I'd to go to sketchy websites to download cracked version of Win7 etc etc etc. I remember my uncle (he introduced me to RPi's as well) mentioned something about Linux OSs, so I followed this tutorial and installed POP just to try it out. So far its a lot like the RPI OS so I am already comfortable with it. I'll most likely move on to the advanced Linux OSs, but we'll see.
Thanks for the video!
converted to linux a few years ago and steam has made it nearly idiot proof with proton.
Technically not. It's because if you are making something idiot-proof, you are also inadvertently making it smart-proof. "User-friendly" is a better term.
"Proton", because Electron was taken.
and what games are you playing hmmmm?
@@Rustie_za ?
@@TeoV I am asking what games he is playing. Whats so hard to understand?
a new channel entirely dedicated to Anthony teaching Linux is something I'd throw money at.
anthony genuinely does a very good job when he hosts, his videos are always gonna be great
Yet he lost 75% of Windows users with the words: "let's go setting up your flash drive..."
Why am i watching this? I am currently running Arch and there is nothing to gain from this for me except of course Anthonys great personality.
I'm watching this right now during the process of trying to install arch with no previous experience with linux. Safe to say I'm not learning anything from this lol but thanks for spreading the gospel, anthony. Do you have any recommendations for arch install guides?
100% want more videos of Anthony teaching Linux. If I'm gonna follow through on trying it on your recommendation you gotta show people how to get over common issues/get the most out of the OS.
I'd love to see benchmarks with Proton on a variety of hardware from high-end GPUs to APUs. It'd be very helpful to know if there's a performance hit compared to Windows, and if there is, how significant it is.
Checkout Gear Seekers they often do linux benchmarks with GPUs
I've seen LTT do a couple on previous gaming on Linux videos and showed that some games run better in Linux than they do in Windows.
It would be really cool if LTT started including those metrics with there other stats. It would be so helpful
My overwatch installation is far faster on pop than windows on my machine (I dual boot)
in my experience games usually run around 10-30 frames faster on linux (I use Ubuntu), then again I'm using a gtx 970, but still.
Please make a new channel entirely dedicated to Anthony teaching Linux, I would sub so hard.
I just installed Pop!_OS on my backup PC which is much older and weaker than my main rig, and there was definitely a huge difference in performance from Windows 10, since it doesn’t have all of that ads, bloat, nor any resource hogging that makes everything so crap and slow. It’s also way cleaner and aesthetic.
I prob wouldn’t have installed Linux if Anthony wasn’t there to convince me to, really like how chill and convincing he is.
EDIT: Now I'm using Linux on my main PC! Tried Linux Mint, but didn't live up to what I loved about Pop!_OS. Really loving and enjoying Pop!_OS, even with gaming! Huge thanks to Anthony for being the man to tell us about it!
What did you not like about mint? I'd like to switch from windows to linux and I wasn't sure about what distro to choose. Mint, pop os..
@@Maku98_ Well, Linux distros are completely up to personal preference, so I recommend trying distros before you switch to them. I personally preferred Pop over Mint for how it easy it was to install drivers and updates through user interface, and gaming performance.
Both distros are great though. Don't let other peoples' opinions change you. Plus if Linux doesn't turn out to be right for you, you can use a debloated version of Windows 10 like AtlasOS.
are you still running linux on your main computer?
@@actingbloom heya, forgot I made this comment but to answer the question: nope, not anymore.
I stopped using linux a long time ago, just didn't really turn out to be completely right for me. dont let that change if you want to use linux or not, everyone has different preferences.
I went back to windows (even on my backup pc) mostly because of familiarity and how it "just works right out of the box" (as long as you're using something like AtlasOS, which is just windows perfected and done right. windows 11 can actually be awesome to use if you're using Atlas to speed up performance and explorerpatcher / startallback to fix up the UI)
@@TerminaKris i dont blame you sorry for randomly popping up here :P that's fair though I've been using windows 11 and im not a big fan of all the integrated ai stuff Microsoft is adding.. i really liked windows 10 so i might just go back to it until end of life but im not sure
Y’all have a Mac channel with Jonathan, we need a Linux channel with Anthony now 😁🤣
We needed it more than another Mac channel tbh. Mac is for one company only, Apple. Its fine for those who like to limit themselves to a brand, but that's not for me.
Yes. This
@@carlsanderson it's hard to agree with you when 50% of the phone market is apple and 15% of computers
@@anthonythomas8079 these numbers sound way off what i experience. Any sources for them?
@@anthonythomas8079 also, they are talking about limiting yourself to one brand, not that this brand is small.
Anthony Teaches Madison linux, needs to happen. i want that chaotic energy in my life
This is an absolutely amazing idea! I need this
absolute genius
Maybe the occasion appearance from Dennis wouldn't be bad.
Get this to the top
After seeing a grand master trying to teach her Chess on a Twitch stream, I believe this would require Anthony to have superhuman patience, and a bodyguard.
Idky but I like Anthony's vibe, the way he explains things makes this easier for my scramble egg brain to understand.
I want to see a whole series on Linux with Anthony, it's informative and It's oh so quiet.
Me too
Me three
You mean QUIET as implying that gaslighting guy Linus is too LOUD!!! I agree !!!
Yes Anthony def needs more content on this platform!
I think I'd rather listen to him the -Sinus- I mean Linus :x
we love you linus but anthony needs a spinoff. Whats good with it bro
oh Anthony ilu, ur such a sweetheart explaining all this linux setup in the most accessible way I've seen in video format.
and i agree! more ppl should at least give it a try!
“Congratulations it’s a penguin” - put a smile on my face :)
Best line in the script 😆
just adding my voice to the chorus of "more anthony and linux!"
I'm glad you guys are promoting Linux
Yea, BEST OS EVER. I myself use dual booted Ubuntu / windows 10, office 365 and some radio stuff is not supported
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.
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@@Ryne4S Yo, i have seen this same exact message somewhere lol! Are you guys using a GNUtard template?
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Anthony I was just watching this out of curiosity and that nvfbc patch is what I've been looking for for months. Thanks man!
Honestly, installing Mint was like 10% of the pain that installing Windows is these days. The entire process is fast and seamless. Also - not dealing with licensing when you swap MB is a blessing.
Windows 10 installer is literal dogshit. It doesn’t even have auto partitioning.
@@talwat321 it does have auto partitions or I guess just makes a partition in an unallocated volume
@@imSomebody-m4c if you already have another OS installed there's no option to remove everything and install windows, you have to remove the partitions yourself.
@@talwat321 yea
I have not been able to install Ubuntu, Pop, Mint or Debian, but EndeavourOS (Arch based) worked for me seamlessly.
This video was the push I needed to finally give Linux a shot. I've been testing Pop OS as my daily OS now for a few days, and other than a few minor annoyances (mostly with peripheral RGB software being incompatible), am really impressed and happy with it.
@@HallsteinI I have not. I don't have any RGB in my actual PC rig, and my Durgod keyboard stores its RGB profile on-board so that's good to go. The only thing that's "broken" is the Razer mouse, but it just cycles through the rainbow on Linux and I ignore it. *shrug*
Dude just go for it.I tried Zorin ultimate and its awesome.I would say you could go for dual boot just like I did
welcome to the linux gang! :)
Pop OS is meh, it's just based off Ubuntu may as well use that, or Fedora. Anyway for a gaming PC it's just not worth it, Windows 11 is awesome for mix gaming and productivity with way more support and has WSL available.
@@JFinns that's not accurate at all. Pop has a ton of quality of life changes, not only to Gnome, but in the applications they ship as well. Cosmic is shaping into its own awesome thing, and there's rumblings that they may have a rolling release based on not Ubuntu.
Anthony is like a mormon knocking on your door to talk to you about our lord and savior linus Torvalds, and I love it
More like Richard Stallman.
@@NuryPPanaligan the father the son and the spirit: Torvalds, Stallman, and Anthony
I'm pretty sure Anthony daily drives a Macbook, so it's really disingenuous to label him the Linux man
@@LzysGraphics Anthony is the kind of guy that pentaboots PopOS, Windows, Hackintosh, FreeBSD, and LinuxFromScratch.
@@ethanbroussard And Terry A. Davis
THANK YOU!
Ever since Windows 8.0 I have been wanting to build a Linux workstation. This tutorial made it so easy, that I have finally done it.
We need a Linux Tech Tips channel!!
Microsoft is not the future of quality or free computing.
Bloody oath. Hell I found this channel originally because I thought it was Linux Tech Tips 🤣
Nor the present...
So everyone who buys a Steam Deck can say "I use Arch btw"
Yup.
LOL 😆
bro-
I use arch btw but not gonna buy the steam deck
@JacksonChen666 Good, because they should be in the SteamOS 3.0 forum instead.
fuck it, this is the push I needed.
Putting popOS on my old laptop.
@@tylerdean980 uhm let them start with pop rn maybe later lol
Once you get used to it you wouldn't want to go back lol
except maybe for the games that don't work, but still, have fun with linux ^-^
Best of both worlds: dual-boot
@@tylerdean980 It's better to start with Pop OS after watching this video. In like 3 months try Mint if you want, I've been pretty much running Mint for the last 3 years. Its the most ideal for me, once you get disro-hopping out of your system.
I wouldn't use pop OS but it isn't bad I suppose.
I've been daily driving linux for five years now, currently running NixOS. But for some reason, these videos are super entertaining
Hopefully, Steam Deck is going to help solve most of these problems and make Linux a viable daily driver for gamers.
ah yes because all the games people play is on steam lmao good one
@@MrGamelover23 Valve counting to 3? we truly are in the apocalypse!
@James Smith dnc (do not care)
@James Smith ,
You've completely missed his point.
Contributing to solutions that allow programs written for Windows to work on a Linux distro makes it... uh, easier to run Windows programs on Linux. This is a specific hardware device, yes, but Valve will continue to improve ProtonDB to work out the kinks as to why games DO or DO NOT work on Linux in general which translates to all hardware platforms... that work translates to other programs because you're swapping out Windows software layers for Linux software layers. Which leads to installing Windows programs directly on Linux even more reliably than WINE currently. Like VIDEO EDITORS!
Furthermore, GAMES working is one reason why many people don't just jump over to Linux. If you hit sufficient critical mass for working applications/games then Linux gets used enough to cause an acceleration in Linux support.
For me, at least, Linux just supports way too little games
The statement of the century:
Congratulations, it's a penguin!
I lost it on that part hahahaha
My son would have been so happy. He swore that was what his little sister was going to be.
If Mac can have a seperate channel, why not Linux? I need Anthony on that one. Please
They need to name it Linux Tech Tips
It’s not a Mac channel it’s an Apple channel so it’ll do more things than just macOS
I used this video to put Pop os on three laptops already. I’ve started introducing it to other people in my friends and family circle. This video is super helpful and I love it.
The most dangerous thing for LTT is Anthony starting his own channel
Pretty sure that would be contract infraction :p unless he quits and starts his own a year later
@@DJTimeLock depends on contract, some do have anti competitive laws but they mostly apply on thing you inherited from company and as long as it's not something obvious he is golden.
True
Anthony doesn't seem like the sort who'd part ways like that. I do hope he maximizes his personal success/fulfillment as well.
Linus is also very good. If Linus is smart enough to pay enough salary to Anthony, he will not start a separate company to do the same thing with his own assets. Those assets (good quality audio and video equipments, lightings, etc.) are expensive. He would have to invest a lot of money before start. He save a lot of money just staying along with Linus.
Did I already know how to do this? Yes. Did I watch it anyway? Also yes.
I use arch btw (/s)
@@capkenway I do too btw, btw.
@@capkenway I use Gentoo btw /s
@@abanoubsameh6608 I also user arch btw, btw, btw
@@capkenway i use void btw
Genius, as per usual, Anthony. I appreciate your kindness and warmth for a process often considered inaccessible for mere “noobs.” You are inviting, enlightening, and empowering for users of all experience levels, kudos and keep up the great work!
I’ve installed Nobara Linux. So far no issues with steam games. Battlefield 5, Stefan Dead, Aerofly 4, Planet Coaster, SW Battlefront 2, Forza4, 5, Apex Legends. Runs great. Comes with all gaming needs. Easy to set up and use. Low resources.
Please do "Linux with Anthony" series! Most Linux channels don't reach people that that use something else but this channel is different and i can definitely see it converting a lot of people over to Linux.
The step where he chooses "Clean Install" ERASES your entire hard drive. The WHOLE thing. Do not overlook this or you will lose both Windows and your personal files even if they are on a separate partition of that drive!
Yeah, I think it was at best an oversight and at worst irrisponsible not to mention this. And if you have multiple drives installed you would need to know enough to choose the "right" one for the OS. I know they're trying to make this process look easy, but that part needs a little more explanation.
edit: They did pop up an annotation but even only saying "This method will erase your drive so double check before installing" doesn't really communicate the vagueries involved here especially in a video that is expressly targeted at first time Linux installers, and in many cases I would assume some people watching haven't installed any OS from scratch before.
It would take one moment to say "Careful here that all the data on the drive you've selected is backed up in another location or not needed because this process will completely erase it. Prior OS, data, everything"
Wait so it'll wipe not only my C drive but all other local drives as well?
@@raja7775 if those local drives are one and the same physical hard drive you have, if those local drives aren't partitions of 1 hard drive, then it won't wipe the drives, unless it's a partition from that 1 hard drive
@@raja7775 Bottom line is yes. There are two options to avoid this:
1. Either do a dual boot system that will allow you to have both OS by dividing the drive in two. It's a bit more technical (and mostly requires setting up Windows in such a way that it is possible) but largely feasible.
2. Do a backup and then retransfer your backup in the new file system. Realistically, you should always make one of your system anyway
@@raja7775 No, only the disk you choose to install it to and all partitions on that hard drive/SSD. If you have a completely separate drive it won't be touched. But the disk you choose will be completely blank and rewritten for just Linux. Back up everything before running the clean install option.
Omg I was such a beginner in pc stuff. I always wanted to install another os and it scared me. Thank you Anthony, coz of you I did it for the first time. Successfully installed pop os and digging around and learning lot of stuff. You are the best ❤️❤️
With VMWare Workstation/Player being available for free for personal use, just download the .iso to try any Linux distribution you like in a nice Windows VM window. That was so much harder 10 years ago. Today it's a matter of 2min to set up your Linux VM in Windows for testing/evaluation.
This is apparently my second time watching this video. Installing linux today! Thanks for the help.
Anthony: "I knew you could do it"
Me: *happy smile*
i'll fangirl for anthony every damn day if i can
edit: itt- toxic asses being shitty to women the same day the blizzard report comes out, go fucking figure
i will join on that
@obviously bruh
Now if only you where a real girl.
@@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288 Shes real, but I wish you werent
@@mashaa.7509 he*
Hey guys I just wanted to say, this video is genuinely cool, probably the best "not too scary but not hiding the fact we sometimes need our terminal either" kind of introduction to Linux I think I've ever seen, especially in such a concise format! Congratulations!
Just installed Pop OS on an old laptop following this guide. Super glad we have Anthony as our Linux spirit guide!
My Linux OS of choice has been Lubuntu for the past twelve years. I love how its low system requirements make it easy to run on older hardware. My two previous laptops were replaced ONLY because of hardware failure instead of software obsolescence.
Ive used Gnome Shell on my 2008 Sony VAIO lap top for a decade now :)
Lubuntu is chill, but way too lightweight for my liking
-Hey Honey
-Hey Anthony, what you doing today?
-Going to see Linus to make a Linux video
Glad to se a channel like this promoting Linux. We need more of this.
Nah Linux isn’t good
@@user-fp5wt6zu4m What about your phone?
We need more of stable software on Linux. This distro fragmentation is also killing Linux.
Anthony might have said one click install for some apps but others too soooo much time.
@@shubhamspatil distro fragmentation is only a problem for new users, admitingly it is hard to convince them to just try one because in the end it doesn't really matter. Once you're comfortable with a distro its no problem really.
Also, I've been using Linux as my main OS for at least 10 years, both professionally and for gaming (a bit less :( ) and don't think its any less stable than Windows (quite the contrary)
@@user-fp5wt6zu4m You're right. It's not good. It's outstanding
Thank you so much Anthony for spreading Linux to so many people, competition is good for everyone.
I ❤️ Anthony because he always present Linux in easy way ❤️
I have had two Windows 11 devices so far.
1: My personal desktop that I finished building a month ago.
In this case, Windows 11 told me that I NEEDED to have internet to setup windows 11. The issue? I had no drivers installed so I physically couldn't have internet, AND I couldn't install the drivers because windows 11 wouldn't finish setup without Internet. After a few hours of online searching, it turns out there actually is a "continue without internet" button, but it is so cryptically hidden it beggars belief (Hint, you need command prompt). If that new build was my only way of getting online to find the solution, I would never in a million years figured that out.
2: My Work issued laptop.
My work Issued me this laptop with windows 11 mostly set up, but I needed to finish the set up. Overall it went pretty smooth until all my files downloaded from the cloud and I now had more Icons than could fit on my screen. I legitimately had Icons covering icons covering icons on my desktop (I like minimalist desktops, but for work, quick access to information via shortcuts is crucial) No, the issue wasn't that I had too many Icons (normally the desktop wasn't even half full), the issue was the spacing between the icons was now 3X the size of the icon itself. Now, I cannot stress this enough, it. took. me. HOURS. of fiddling with every setting windows 11 offers, deinstalling and reinstalling any and all drivers, and delving into the deep recesses of my mind to try and figure out how to set the icons back to an acceptable spacing. Finally I found one answer online that worked. Regedit. !#%#ING REGEDIT. I had to make a REGISTRY EDIT to fix my icons. Apparently there is an icon spacing setting in the registry where you can set the spacing of icons. I edited that value to be 1/3 of what it was before, rebooted windows and BOOM, fixed. Why in fiery hell that couldn't have been some kind of option is so far and away beyond me that it is unfathomable.
Every. single. thing. on this OS is just harder for entirely no reason. It continuously fails at tasks that were once simple because some setting was removed, or some design was "Simplified" and gives you no easy solution to its self imposed problem.
I just learned today that Steam now allows you run Windows games on Linux. That was my last reason to stay on windows.