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7 is fine. It works and it lets you disable updates. Just don't open an internet browser on it in anything less than a sandbox or VM.
Whoever made this no doubt uses Arch btw.
The Linux Thread - The Autist's OS of Choice
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Whoever made this no doubt uses Arch btw.
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That's fine, but you were talking about dual booting, and when it comes to that specifically, older versions of Windows are less cooperative and more likely to trash your bootloader.
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Anthony probably made it since its in the video I quoted at the 2m mark.
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Not familiar with all the distros here but seems pretty reasonable except Fedora is extremely ez-pz in my opinion. I think Arch being hard-mode is a bit much as nearly everyone who does it just follows the wiki or some other guide (that followed the wiki) verbatim which is just a normal distro install with extra steps. I wish people wouldnt' get so caught up on distros.
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It's pretty standardish although I haven't heard of at least two in each column (Zorin, Solus, Garuda, Endeavor, MX, Linux From Scratch, Qubes?). Oh yeah I laughed at the little penguins. Linux has way better and more creative mascots than Windows.
I still recommend Ubuntu or Pop! OS for linux beginners and I use it daily because it is pretty stable. I see some people who get put off because it's called "beginner" and they try to use Kali Linux or Arch because they think it gives them street cred or whatever, but really no one gives a shit (I find the people who seriously judge people by distros and aren't just memeing are those who are insufferable and contribute the least to the community)
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I feel you on that. Whole point of moving to Linux from Windows for me was to have something that works as a stable, turn-key OS replacement and Ubuntu derived distros fit the bill with wide software support. If I want to fiddle with rolling releases I can do that on a raspberry pi or some other soc.
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Another reason I use Ubuntu is because I forget things a lot and it's easier to lookup Ubuntu install guides, especially for fickle pieces of software like OpenCV and CUDA (extraordinarily fragile). I have enough satisfaction getting things to work on Ubuntu so I'll leave others to handle other distros (again nothing wrong with that, just not my taste).
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Nvidia and CUDA support is actually much better now with stock repositories in 21.04. Before I had to install the the nvidia cuda toolkit package manually after the initial proprietary drivers in order to use the nvidia card to render in Blender, but since driver 470 it doesn't seem like I need to. I haven't tested tensorflow or anything like that yet though.
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ah, i'm still using 20.04 LTS. Linux support is quite good on my thinkpad (yes meme) but I had to install CUDA manually which wasn't too difficult (I only had to purge my nvidia drivers like three times lol)
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Qubes OS isn't really a Linux distro but is an interesting OS that I've been meaning to play with and learn about. It seems perfect for use on my laptop whenever I'm moving around and on untrusted wifi networks or in a place where I may have a USB being whored around.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
General & Security What is Qubes OS? Qubes OS is a security-oriented operating system (OS). The OS is the software that runs all the other programs on a computer. Some examples of popular OSes are Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Qubes is free and open-source software (FOSS). This ...
Introduction
Qubes is a security-oriented, free and open-source operating system for personal computers that allows you to securely compartmentalize your digital life.
As I understand it, you basically compartmentalize everything in such a way that it is exceedingly difficult for anything nasty to access data it shouldn't and this is done by spinning up many virtual machines to break everything up depending on the service/application.
It's not a multi-user system which probably isn't a problem for most personal devices, but is something to consider.
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Interesting. I am vaguely aware of OpenBSD being quite secure but I know next to nothing about security.Qubes OS isn't really a Linux distro but is an interesting OS that I've been meaning to play with and learn about. It seems perfect for use on my laptop whenever I'm moving around and on untrusted wifi networks or in a place where I may have a USB being whored around.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
General & Security What is Qubes OS? Qubes OS is a security-oriented operating system (OS). The OS is the software that runs all the other programs on a computer. Some examples of popular OSes are Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Qubes is free and open-source software (FOSS). This ...www.qubes-os.org
Introduction
Qubes is a security-oriented, free and open-source operating system for personal computers that allows you to securely compartmentalize your digital life.www.qubes-os.org
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As I understand it, you basically compartmentalize everything in such a way that it is exceedingly difficult for anything nasty to access data it shouldn't and this is done by spinning up many virtual machines to break everything up depending on the service/application.
It's not a multi-user system which probably isn't a problem for most personal devices, but is something to consider.
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From the (long overdue) Fredrick Brennan thread:
Hey, if it's good enough for a deformed furry goblin cocksucker, it's good enough for us.
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MX Linux is definitely beginner friendly. It works out of the box, very easy to install everything using the package manager or synaptic. It's non-ish systemd but you can choose to have it if you want. It might be in the middle due to AntiX which it was developed from. AntiX is completely systemd free.
I've been using it as a daily for a few years now, it takes me literally 10 minutes to set up from scratch, 20 minutes to get all the programs installed again. So it's been great to know that if I try something else, and it shits me to tears within a few hours, I can just pop the USB in and install it and I'm up and running again with no issues. It does use snapshots that you can use to install everything as is again, I have done that using a VM without issue as well.
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I'm a pretty new Linux user (since May of this year) so don't listen to me, but..............
Of the distros that are listed there, and that I have heard of, only Gentoo I would say is too hard for a beginner because of how you have to compile everything. Just pick one and learn how to use the terminal and how the Linux file directories are laid out. If you can do that then the distro you're using doesn't matter outside of the package manager and release schedule.
Also, I'm surprised Debian proper isn't listed here. I've been using it in a VM for some time and have been enjoying it; don't like apt as much as pacman though.
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So the Shifty/Lifty knockoff loves Arch??
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So is there an actual good audio solution yet for Linux or is that still going to be a fragmented clumsy mess for the time being? In trying to learn how to do and set up as much from scratch as I can, I'm hearing a lot of good things about PipeWire, but that's very much a Red Hat project just like PulseAudio already has been and that doesn't inspire as much confidence as I'd like to have had. So far I've always had at least one issue with every single audio solution I've tried.
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How close is Wayland to being a viable system for a main computer? Specifically, once it goes stable?
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It's pretty nifty, if your distro supports it give it a try. It still has a way to go, for example mpv advises against using it and will occasionally crash on it, but it's totally usable for most things except perhaps vidya, which I haven't tried. I wasn't benchmarking performance so I don't know how it compares to X on that front yet, but it's definitely worth having a go and submitting a bug report or two.
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Can some distro autists guide a Wintard on what distros are a good choice for easy installation and setup that also allow for further expansion?
I really like the KDE Plasma DE, and from what I know Ubuntu is a pretty good overall base, so I find Kubuntu to be a nice choice. However there's also this Pop!_OS thing that's apparently very well set for gaming OOTB, though I'm not sure what's the overall consensus on it, since it is less community driven and overall seems a bit too hyped up.
Also as for distros for old computers, I only know Lubuntu, and again, I feel like times have changed and there might be better choices in that regard.
I really like the KDE Plasma DE, and from what I know Ubuntu is a pretty good overall base, so I find Kubuntu to be a nice choice. However there's also this Pop!_OS thing that's apparently very well set for gaming OOTB, though I'm not sure what's the overall consensus on it, since it is less community driven and overall seems a bit too hyped up.
Also as for distros for old computers, I only know Lubuntu, and again, I feel like times have changed and there might be better choices in that regard.