Don't make these 7 mistakes when you're starting out on Linux!

[@TheLinuxEXP]

CHANNEL IS BACK! Leave me a day or two to get my bearings and I'll treat you to a non destructive livestream with some explanations and some thanks for all the amazing people who helped

[@lillywho]

Is the winner still being announced?

[@sk.sourov]

And what about the winner?

[@crobes4155]

What a relief! :)

[@franciscoromero7386]

I love your content 😄 Nice to see you back

[@MauricioPaim]

Great Nick, good to have the channel back.

[@SuprousOxide]

For anyone interested in learning Linux, I would suggest setting up dual boot. Then you always have the option to switch back to Windows if you can't figure out something and you can't spend more time figuring it out right now

[@user-og9nl5mt1b]

Why not just use vm

[@Hyrionn]

@@user-og9nl5mt1b personally though, it depend on the hardware If you for example have a good hardware, then yeah why bother Dualbooting while you can get in on a VM But for lower spec PC, it's best to use linux while Dualboot just to make sure the performance are the same like you would expect

[@user-og9nl5mt1b]

@@Hyrionn u are right bro. I have an old laptop and I installed Ubuntu in vm . And it is kinda laggy tbh. Even though people say Linux is light weight and shit .

[@Hyrionn]

@@user-og9nl5mt1b since it's a old laptop, why not Singleboot Linux? Or Dualboot Incase you need windows albeit on older laptop

[@user-og9nl5mt1b]

@@Hyrionn I like having Adobe software like photoshop .

[@Diolinux]

Welcome back my friend! :)

[@softwarelivre2389]

Glad to see our community united, and man I'd like to see a Diolinux Experiment collab, I remember to get very exited when you did one with The Linux Gamer a while back and it was pretty neat! And man I'm glad to have Nick back too! A big thanks to Dionatan and Nick!

[@GabrielM01]

I support Pedros idea

[@gtPacheko]

Feliz 7 de Setembro Dio! Não gosto desse país, mas pelo menos tamo em casa 😎

[@yzapre]

linux brasil huehuehue

[@oimateusaqui]

Não esperava encontrar vc por aqui 🤔😅

[@juanignacioaschura9437]

The "Giving Up Too Easily" mistake is so relatable. Reminds me of when I struggled with Debian XFCE or CentOS in the workplace three years ago. Ended up taking a day off to read some documentation, tried again to administrate the workstations that were up and months later I was the Linux SME at the IT department. When I left, they had CentOS equipment and no one up to the task of maintaining it. Oh well, I wasn't worth USD2400 a year.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

I've heard that story so many times... Like Aesop's fables, everybody have read it at some point but no one's taking the lesson seriously.

[@s.kelevra1659]

make more money by sitting at home dicking around with your own linux version and collect assistance as `payment` for your time, etc......then laugh at them......

[@remigoldbach9608]

So happy the channel is back ! You deserve all the success !!

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Thank you so much!!

[@michaelc8605]

IMO, the major core difference between distros is the Package Manager: Arch: Pacman Debian: APT Fedora: RPM (my personal favourite) I found this the first major deciding factor in which distro to choose, because it affects so much: how many packages you have access to, how up to date are those packages, the documentation/support, are they official or community repos, etc. Yes, I know there are flatpaks but still the package manager is super important to user experience, and I find it gets glossed over so often.

[@azareii]

My preference is Pacman. The reason: Its faster to use than apt, and I haven't use Fedora so I don't know how to use RPM.

[@SDX2000]

I prefer Manjaro/Arch because AUR. Don't want to deal with the PPA non-sense.

[@OPguy10]

xbps

[@lmnts556]

Doesn't flatpak eliminate all this now?

[@SDX2000]

@@lmnts556 How?

[@carpandrei7493]

You are back!! Man, I am so glad! KZbin and the Linux community is just not the same without you!

[@danieldiaz143]

Funny story, I got into Ubuntu when I discovered Linux and got so accustomed to the “unity” layout, that I had to “customize” the laptop I was given at work running windows by moving the taskbar to the left of the screen because the muscle memory would keep me looking that part of the screen for my apps. Great to see the channel back!

[@DarthGTB]

Funny story², I started using my taskbar on Windows on the side as soon as I started working with wide-screen monitors to save vertical space. Recently I decided to start using Linux more frequently and chose Ubuntu. Good surprise for me that it was like that already!

[@cmyk8964]

Not-as-funny story, I kept my task bar on the bottom on Ubuntu until I needed juuuust a bit more vertical screen space :c

[@christopherfortney2544]

I think Ubuntu went downhill because they were just starting to get unity right then slopped onto crappy new gnome at the time.

[@myself50094]

Are you still using Ubuntu?

[@danieldiaz143]

@@myself50094 No, i use manjaro KDE now

[@chrisradtke]

Welcome back man! I was worried, starting to really hate KZbin, but I'm glad you got it straightened out.

[@rnd3898]

Glad to see you're back! This might be a somewhat unpopular opinion here but I'd also add completely uninstalling the previous OS to the list. There's no shame in dual booting and using Windows in areas where it's just easier to use than Linux (gaming for example). It's also good to have a backup option in case something breaks and you don't have time to fix it immediately. Plus it makes switching back to only using Windows a lot easier if you notice that you actually don't want to make the switch to Linux after trying it for some time

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Dual boot can definitely be a hindrance to really adopt Linux

[@lawrencespicher1769]

I made this mistake

[@kote315]

I completely agree with the essence of the first mistake. When switching to other OS, people often try to do the same things in the same way, but it doesn't work that way on a completely different system. In fact, this also happens when people switch from Linux to Windows. But this just happens not so often. As for the change of distributions due to the appearance - a controversial issue. In theory, I can install debian and make it look and feel like ubuntu or manjaro. But it will take so much time and effort that it’s easier for me to completely reinstall the system. Any system can be customized to suit your preferences, but sometimes it makes no sense to do this, since most likely there already exist a distro configured that way. Another beginner mistake is using unpopular distributions. Their repositories often lack the required software packages. They also contain many bugs that cannot be fixed due to the lack of developers. It is difficult to fix such problems on your own due to the fact that there are no ready-made instructions, and instructions written for other distributions often do not work (you already mentioned that).

[@prakhars962]

I personally had lots of bugs on Ubuntu 20 LTS in 2021. Your PC won't shutdown unless you change from no splash to force acpi. If I switch from Nvidia driver to Xorg, boot ends up with a black screen and I had to use cheerooted env to fix things.Do you expect regular users to fix it on their own?

[@palemink]

@@prakhars962 Yeah I get you. My first linux was LXLE which I had to manually boot through grub everytime. Not the best first impression.

[@fordprefect859]

As someone who came to linux from mac os and had to use windows at school, I can totally verify that it's just as confusing going from linux to windows. The first thing I did was spend a few hours trying unsuccessfully to make the windows command line use bash. The second thing I did was bring a persistent live usb drive with linux on it to school.

[@TechnoBoomer]

Thanks for the video. I would add another tip : if you have the opportunity to use a new machine, consider a brand that officially support Linux (i.e.Lenovo or Dell). You'll minimize hardware compatibility problems.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Or one from a Linux hardware seller like Slimbook, Tuxedo, it System76

[@TechnoBoomer]

@@TheLinuxEXP Yes, course ;-))

[@bledlbledlbledl]

That's ...THE... problem I've run into. After lots of troubleshooting to try to find out why every single distro did the same thing on my PC (ran ok except for random hangs that left no indication of why in the logfiles), I find out that the particular model of Nvidia my Emachines PC has is one for which there apparently exists no stable linux driver. (the proprietary list skips it, and the generic one is unstable on this model)

[@somekool]

Unfortunately, that's too restrictive. I'm lucky to live in Japan, I buy NEC or Fujitsu, ultra lightweight below 900g laptops.

[@GimblyGFR]

Man, it is great to have your channel back. Yours is my favorite Linux content on KZbin. Your perspective on the Linux community and ecosystem is refreshing and very realistic. On the video subject, you are 100% right, specially on the "giving up too easily" part. Linux takes time and work, but in the end is totally worth it.

[@ccroy2001]

Glad you're back. About that terminal.... :-) I got the most out of the Joe Collins videos about Bash commands. He goes really slow and just walks you through each command. Pause and do what he's doing and make notes. At 1st I found the terminal frustrating and scary, but once you know a few commands It's actually a very easy way of doing things and it makes Linux so powerful.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

I’ll check that out, thanks!

[@WhatzHappeningNow9]

I was so relieved when the channel came back, one of the few channels that stays as unbiased as possible.

[@mylinuxgr5050]

Glad you are back. i was about to leave YT for good!

[@SnowyRVulpix]

I disagree with point two. While you are mostly right, i think a distro is more than just the software. A distro is the philosophy, community and team behind it. Best example of this is Mint’s stance against snap packages.

[@orkhepaj]

yep , distros are more than install packages , as you will be stuck with their update cycles snap is so lame they are containers ... they just take up too much space and make everything more complex

[@racketman2u]

totally agree; and you can change a desktop really easily, a distro; not so much (unless its Debian and Ubuntu!)

[@1pcfred]

I don't care about anyone's philosophy or who they are. If their software is good that's enough for me.

[@trueriver1950]

And, talking of Mint, their absolute commitment to making their installer ready for the beginner. Soon after Mint launched I saw an online comment that did "This is Ubuntu done properly". From the preservative of a home user coming to Linux for the first time that is still true, in my analysis

[@maxsiem8572]

Thanks! I just started with Linux. I’ll rewatch this video several times in the coming weeks/months.

[@drmaxhattan]

Glad this ended well and to see your channel back, you're special to the Linux Community, keep up your awesome work Nick.

[@worldhello1234]

You aren't the "Linux Community," are you?

[@saruu932]

If my first pc wasn't that bad i would never install mint and several distros more. Glad it was, i love linux now (when there's no hundreds of bugs)

[@altrogeruvah]

So happy you're back! I don't think highly of KZbin's capacity to be a respectable or even a likeable platform, but at least I'm glad you got stuff sorted out.

[@Ayrton3326]

Wow, I'm planning my switch to Linux (outside a VM) for a while now and I am proud to say that I have not fallen in any of these "mistakes". It's maybe thanks to my curious programmer side that made me experiment a bit? (understanding commands before using them, trying out different distros in VM, etc) Nice video, thanks ;)

[@Blueeeeeee]

Tbh, many these points would deserve more in-depth dedicated videos. I think you nailed a lot of things here 😀

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Good idea!!

[@AlaKernel]

@@TheLinuxEXP could you please do a video about different scenarios of partitioning in linux . - everything on one partition - root and home not in the same partition - root and home in different HDDs - best partitioning for nuke and pave without losing data . ...

[@davidculp6266]

@@AlaKernel Great idea! To me the biggest mistake people make is letting the distro installer put everything on one partition. Users are going to install a new distro, either an updated version of their current distro or an entirely new distro, every couple of years on average, so putting your OS and user space on one partition is a big mistake.

[@shreyash7121]

I love how community supported you,started watching you linux mint videos for switching

[@TheBigBazzy]

Yes Nick! Good to see you.

[@mk_annan22]

Oh, what a relief! I feel like KZbin don't understand educational content creators like you. They only seem to hype behind KZbinrs who just hype on crazy influence with no constructive context.

[@VoidlessOne]

I can't believe you got punished for doing something good, I'm glad you're back!

[@AshishKumar-qi5gk]

What happened?

[@nqtural1322]

@@AshishKumar-qi5gk I wonder too

[@ArtixBTW]

@@AshishKumar-qi5gk His channel got taken down for a couple days

[@Jacksaur_]

The 5th tip was certainly something I wish I was told when I started. I went in thinking I'd be using Wine for everything and just carry over everything I used on Windows. I spent two days trying to get one program working and was *very* quickly sobered in the end. Wine is an amazing project, but it's absolutely not a magic bullet. Sacrifices need to be made.

[@Jacksaur_]

@Bolivian-Lament I've considered running a VM, but don't they take ages to boot up each time you need them? I play a lot of games, so I'd want to shut it off for resources whenever I'm not using the programs I need from Windows.

[@thejoneseys]

So pleased you're back 🤗🎉

[@somekool]

I'm a pretty hardcore Linux user since 1996, and your video is perfect. I'm going to share it with so many people. I wish there was a French dubbed version. Every pitfall and bad mistakes beginners do, you have mentioned. Thank you.

[@fuseteam]

there's a core of truth to unchangeable defaults btw; some operating/desktop environment are less customizable than others

[@laurinneff4304]

But the DE can be replaced

[@fuseteam]

@@laurinneff4304 yes you can but even that can depend on the distro, not all distros support all DEs either :3

[@re.liable]

I've read that some distros work well with specific DEs too

[@fuseteam]

@@re.liable yes because they are optimized and often integrated to work with specific DEs such as, i dunno, elementaryOS and pantheon?

[@alkaupadhyay7650]

@@fuseteam well, i would use linux mint and cinnamon, because linux mint uses a fork of Ubuntu, which changes unity (or now gnome) as a requirement to cinnamon/xfce/mate

[@GogiRegion]

My favorite part about Linux is that there’s so many distributions out there that can be specialized to particular tasks. I have multiple USB drives with different Linux live partitions that have persistence so that I can go up to any computer and effectively use it as my own Linux machine specialized for the task I want to do. It also allows me to run Windows or Mac on my computer so that if a program doesn’t work on Linux, I just boot up on Windows. I think if you want to use Linux, it’s generally smart to use multiple partitions.

[@arthemis1039]

Super heureux de ton retour ! Ce genre de choses ne devraient pas arriver.

[@sickmind33]

I've been dipping my toe into linux with my decade old laptop with Zorin OS Lite. The wifi sucks because 10 year old laptop, but it's still nice to get the practice in

[@bigT49A]

Great to see, that your channel is back!

[@maisiefreeman8597]

The software part I think is super important - if you are considering a move, it's worth the time it takes to see whether everything you use can either work on Linux or be replaced by a Linux counterpart. The only thing keeping me on Windows for the past 8 years since I first tried Linux was the lack of Photoshop support. Now that you can run it pretty much seamlessly through WINE, I made the switch fully. I would definitely suggest dual-booting to start off, as you always have your original OS to fall back on should things go sideways. Or try Linux on an old laptop you no longer use. Play around, explore, and be willing to learn new ways of doing things. Linux is a fantastic way to extend the life of an aging laptop. I have two (both Lenovo) - an old netbook from my primary school days (2009), and my main laptop I use for university/work/gaming (2016). Both work as if they were new, despite their being relatively long-in-the-tooth by computer standards, and that's down to Linux and its ability to keep only what you need without all the bloat of Windows.

[@theinhumaneme]

Welcome Back. Was worried about the channel,I love your content

[@MrMr-ti6rl]

I settled with debian because I work on RPI's. I like the APT manager and Cinnamon. I have several Linux distros running though. They all revolve around Debian though. Outside of RASPBERRY PI's version. I've stuck with Debian because it's familiar and convenient! I love Linux MINT too! It really comes down to how old your PC is and what you need to do. MOST people only need web access and email and they might use Libre office from time to time. Other than that, why spend more money than you need to? PLUS LINUX is more secure and doesn't try to steal your identity, like MS, Apple and others do!

[@carlosjunior2313]

We're on your side, Nick. Count on us. Thanks, for everything, dude.

[@AceOfSpadez79]

Glad you are back my friend! Edit after watching the video: Going back to the Windows file system, I easily get lost. The Linux file structure just makes so much more sense, and it's more intuitive. What is /tmp? Read the name and oh duh, it's for temporary things. Where are my drives? Look in /media or /mnt. Again, read the name. Where are all my personal files? Perhaps in my home (folder).

[@EyobFitwi]

Oh phew, this is a relief. Welcome back.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Definitely a huge relief!!

[@trueriver1950]

Excellent video :) Only thing I would add is in the last section; 11:08, mistake 7: Giving up to soon Don't expect to learn everything you need in one day. That's why every Linux distro I've installed allows you to dual boot with your previous OS. Keep Windows (or MacOS) till you are confident doing everything you need to do in the course of your working year. For example, if you have to file company accounts by a certain date, or a personal tax return, make sure you do it successfully on Linux because you commit to wiping out your old OS. And so on for every vital task you use your PC for. I strongly suggest that, as so many things in modern life are annual events, you need to work with a dual boot till you've gone at least a full year and never needed Windows (MacOS) once in that year. Even Linus Torvalds, when he was creating Linux, kept a dual boot system for ages. (In fact he went for a triple boot system, but that's a different story) The software that LT felt indispensable was an MS-DOS game called Prince of Persia. Even when Linux was working well enough for him to do all his actual work, be kept MS-DOS as a boot option so he could still play his favourite game. Some people believe that that is why he invented dual boot: not for work reasons but for gaming. Certainly that's a motive for many gamers right up to the present day.. Having dual-boot also takes the steep slope or of the initial learning curve: you only have to learn one new program at a time; not learn everything in a manic weekend.

[@edalder2000]

YAAASSSS!!! Such a relaxed style and great to have you back.

[@W.A.-Linux]

Welcome back dude :)

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Thanks!

[@gabrielgalindomagana4115]

I’m glad you’re back. I really enjoy watching your content. You are really a good person

[@kalmonsalmon1946]

Nick, i am so glad your channel is back, and this quickly too! The community stepped up and it's so good to see see one of my favourite content creators get the treatment he deserves!

[@ghejnuni]

HE'S BACKK! THE LEGEND HIMSELF IS BACK! Welcome back, you were missed.

[@andromydous]

I would add at least one more: Letting gate keepers bully you. I hear it's not as bad as it used to be, but there's still some out there. But, please do your research before asking your questions in forums. Chances are that your question has already been brought up (often multiple times) and answered (often multiple times).

[@masterfoxify7526]

Welcome back! :)) I'm glad you were able to get the channel back up. Your videos are always amazing and we all appreciate you greatly :)) Keep up the great work! You are a wonderful gift to this world and are an absolutely amazing content creator :))

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Thanks a lot for the kind words 😁

[@reread2549]

Thank you for making this video. It is a great overview. I have been a Windows and Mac user, and I wanted to set up a PC with the Linux distribution. I went with Ubuntu and am very happy with it for my day today projects. I research my hardware before making the leap so I have no problems with drivers working and all of my web-based applications transferred easily. The open source Linux applications have worked for me without any problems. Thank you again for the video

[@drtux7210]

Glad your channel is back! keep it up with the amazing content and good mood xD

[@TheSevenCircle]

Glad you are back mate. The Desktop Environment mistake, I admit I made that mistake in the beginnings of my Linux adventure. After realizing that I didnt have to change distro or reinstalling the same distro but different DE everytime I wanted to try a DE. Ever since I learned that was a mistake, I come to realize that I love ricing my own DE.

[@DJNightchild]

My advice has always been: USE a VM! Sure, the experience is different then on real hardware, but it's a great way to learn Linux.

[@necrobynerton7384]

Yep, its a great way to experiment on a disposable system so when you finally switch (if you do make the decision) you won't be too confused and want to go back. Though, I also wonder if doing this would make you less fearing of breaking things in your system? Reason why I am wondering is that it is kind of a double edged sword because, if you aren't panicking you probably will fix it easily - if you give it enough time. But on the other hand you may just end up reinstalling your OS for even a minor setback because you didn't have time to fix the problem, and had a powerpoint presentation in 3 hours while in panic mode.

[@1.N.Decent]

@@necrobynerton7384It's a lot less risk than running native. Whenever I made mistakes I just revert to previous checkpoint and redo. So I learnt faster than doing things on native.

[@blindtechworld]

Most of the people who recommend VM would not realise that some people have low end hardware that would make the VM unusable

[@DJNightchild]

@@blindtechworld True, but thank God that's only with systems (especially laptops) with a price-range bellow $500,- . most semi-modern systems can handle a Linux vm with 2GB mem allocated to it.

[@blindtechworld]

@@DJNightchild the sad thing is I can't afford a 500$ laptop and I am pretty sure that there is other people like me

[@melahi94]

I'm so happy for your coming back!!

[@botarnav6817]

Step 1: Installing arch while u strrugle with ubuntu

[@solairaj7840]

Hurray, He's Back

[@atreusduvelll600]

Awesome stuff! I was happy to see you posting this morning. I hope that doesn't happen again, it was probably pretty stressful :(

[@MikeL100]

Glad to see the channel is back in action!

[@SteveWiFi]

I generally think a lot of people have a lack of patience these days and trying to encourage people to stick at it and work through the issues can be really difficult. I appreciate you encouraging people to stick at it, because I think it's sorely lacking in the community at times.

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

More to the point, a lot of people work for organizations that have a lack of patience, so they don't get a chance to stick it out even if they want to . . . if they can even make the initial plunge at all.

[@darkerfox6246]

The community has no patience for newcomers. You get a new kind of hate when you ask a simple question. Linux users don't want their club to go mainstream.

[@tachobrenner]

​@@darkerfox6246A lot of people like helping.

[@tachobrenner]

​@@darkerfox6246But there are always black sheep.

[@UltraCenterHQ]

People have lacked patience for something new, no matter the age. Hell, whenever my grandpa gets a new phone, it basically starts an argument on how to use it

[@worldhello1234]

@4:29 Yes, but it makes more sense to use a distro instead that provides exactly the gui you want, unless it sucks for other reasons. @5:00 Yeah, but that takes effort that can used somewhere else. ^^ @9:01 It is easier to find an alternative than to make those programs work on WINE but you have at least one of both options.

[@hermit6632]

My worst mistake when i started using Linux are downloading Linux distros from unknown sources and whats worse is that i deleted all my previous data. (I'm still using Linux now but i changed the distros to the official one)

[@uroboloss]

Good to see that the channel is back online, welcome back!

[@Mikhael03]

Welcome back

[@armynyus9123]

Same, just have to rid that stupid 'y' from my muscle memory in an empty browser location bar, when I'm in procrastination mode....

[@el_benja]

If you’re a windows user and want to explore Linux before install it, grab virtualbox, install it and make a vm with some linux distro and have a nice playground time. I think that’s the best way to know the ground you’re stepping before make the great step

[@gertjanvandenbroek1620]

I do think that choosing the right distro is the first step into really getting into linux. More specifically, the right base-linux. Not so much when just starting out. And with choosing distros, the most important question (I think) you should ask is which linux base you think you'll want. There's waaaaay too many distros to choose from imo. Chances are you'll get recommended Ubuntu, Elementary, Mint, Manjaro or Fedora, those seem to be the big ones atm. But that's still way too many to choose from if you don't know anything about Linux. Granted... I suppose you'll quickly find out more about your preferences, but distrohopping is a scary thing to do, especially when you've just succesfully switched the very first time. "What is debian? What is Arch? i've heard that debian is old and that arch crashes all the time and you'll have to build everything yourself" That's not helpful to someone new at all. And then there's the looks, which Nick very clearly points out that mislead a lot of people. Going for Mac or Windows at least saves you the hastle of that choice, it's their way or the highway. Then again.. that's one of the big reasons people want to get away from Mac & Windows in the first place. But I digress, I propose giving this bit of advice to people that want to start out with linux. 1. Specific Distro's don't matter, pick one you think you like and give it a spin. Bonus points for picking a popular & beginner friendly one. 2. Don't worry about 'old & stable' vs 'bleeding-edge' if you don't know for yourself. You'll find out your preference as you go. 3. Try sticking with linux for 3 months/6 months/ 1 year. 4. Don't be afraid to switch distros if you can and want to.

[@DomiaAbrWyrda]

I don’t think I can agree all of your points, but since this is made for Linux beginners instead of longtime Linux users poking fun at beginners like I’d thought when I clicked this video, it’s good enough

[@justfoxxo2924]

when someone in my family will get their first laptop/computer, i will install linux >w>

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Nice!

[@-bazoona3654]

use a windows looking like DE so that it will lower the chance that they will see a difference

[@justfoxxo2924]

but it will be their first contact with laptop/desktop, so liek i dont care if something looks like 100% windows, i care if something is easy and self explaining

[@-bazoona3654]

@@justfoxxo2924 fair ngl

[@-bazoona3654]

amogus

[@phrtao]

Great to see you back. You have huge support amongst KZbinrs and Viewer's alike

[@Adamantium9001]

I've definitely fallen for number 2. My first Linux was Ubuntu, but I later switched to Mint just because I loved Cinnamon. Now I'm about to switch to Kubuntu because I like the idea of sticking to the base Ubuntu repos, and KDE Plasma looks like it'll be able to do everything I love about Cinnamon and then some. Plus: Wayland!

[@cnr_0778]

I'm so glad that your channel is back!

[@LWolf94]

Honestly, most of the common Windows software I threw out the window whilst I was still using Windows 10. Most open source alternatives worked much much better and were more comfortable to use. And they were free on top of it a all.

[@alessandrozigliani2615]

Which software are you talking about? Free software that work better than proprietary one is not THAT common, we must be honest now. Btw, gentoo-only user from 2006 to 2017 here so elaborate if you want but don't point fingers.

[@Pietreszcz]

It is SO good to see you back on YT Nick!

[@redspade2303]

#8. Reminding everyone you use linux any chance you get.

[@srivarshan7925]

Extra point : You can run few of windows software you can run them using wine check wineapp than are available

[@Reed-Publications]

Most of the points you raised depend on users being more advanced than they really are, which is almost never the case for the average user. I only use distros that are easy to use, because I don't have time (or interest) to navigate through the advanced settings and customization options in Linux.

[@trueriver1950]

It has taken me 25 years from my first Linux install (SuSe, in 1998) and for years I was in the situation you describe. It was only gradually over the decades that I learnt, bit by bit, the more advanced stuff. Free software folk t talk about "scratching the itch" and that's exactly it. Whenever I cared enough about something to find out how to change that one thing, I learnt something new. My tip is to stick with distros that meet your current level of assumed expertise, or at most only slightly challenge you. There is a huge range to choose from, with LinuxMint at one end and Gentoo or Linux from Scratch at the other.

[@Reed-Publications]

@@trueriver1950 The only distro I would ever install on my computer at this point is Zorin OS. I still have very little interest in learning the advanced side of Linux. The only thing I want is an easy to use, point and click OS for my PC. I don't mind a little troubleshooting now and then, but only on occasion.

[@trueriver1950]

@@Reed-Publications I think your point supports mine. Over 25 years the "occasional troubleshooting" you refer to, or that I referred to as "scratching an itch" builds into expertise. Certainly don't move from a distro till you find you want to.

[@pavlospilakoutas]

Welcome back my friend and i would also like to thank CT & DT for their yesterday's videos supporting this channel.

[@OldMan_PJ]

The main problem I have with Linux is anything requiring elevation (sudo) isn't surfaced in the GUI, it has to be done in a terminal. Things as simple as formatting a USB stick. Until Linux can 100% be used without a terminal it will never be ready for the desktop.

[@JacinthSamuel]

It can be used on gui using polkit authenticator like lxsession.

[@geewiz70]

So happy to see the channel back online!

[@jrizmalj]

The “drivers are preinstalled on linux” argument always baffled me. Whenever I tried switching to linux back in the day (couple years ago), some stuff never worked. For example webcam and printers.

[@jrizmalj]

Also installing apps in just “one click”. A lot of programs I wanted weren’t in the app store and you have to install through terminal, which is just very unfriendly in my opinion. I think I haven’t yet seen a linux desktop vs everything video that isn’t biased.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

How long has it been? It’s really not the case anymore

[@daereanlegrand2471]

Was so worried at morning, thanks for being back

[@im1random263]

If your Linux PC is slow just enter 'rm -rf /' in a terminal. Just joking, pls don't do it, it will delete your entire system

[@linuxnoodle8682]

It needs to be run as root, and you need to explicitly allow deleting root. So the command would be `doas rm -rf / --no-preserve-root` or `doas rm -rf /*`

[@mihailmojsoski4202]

@@linuxnoodle8682 you are implying that most people use doas lul

[@linuxnoodle8682]

@@mihailmojsoski4202 Lmao just remembered that people actually use sudo

[@alessandrozigliani2615]

@@linuxnoodle8682 People are lazy, myself included. Doas is less fluid to type on a qwerty keyboard. It is a fact: it's... backward. Besides habit, that is seriously why I am reluctant to use it. Ok I could make an alias all right but... Didn't I mention I am lazy?

[@linuxnoodle8682]

@@alessandrozigliani2615 Eh, just a matter of opinion. I actually prefer how doas is typed, but they are barely different im the first place.

[@arunkumar3441]

Glad you are back. You are the only Linux channel I follow on KZbin. I am happy for you.

[@anb1142]

I literally switched yesterday

[@oromanos2001]

It’s good to have you back!!!

[@markusroth8770]

"You won't expect macOS programms run on Windows." I miss you, iTunes *sighs*

[@stevethepocket]

Don't scare me like that. I thought you meant they had discontinued it!

[@markusroth8770]

@@stevethepocket To be honest, I thought they did. But only partially. It's still available on Windows as a single program and was broken apart an macOS into smaller apps.

[@NotcardNotLive]

if your a gamer, most games are supported on linux but for the few that arent, either use something like qemu (with qemu there's almost 0 performance downgrade) or dual boot

[@justfoxxo2924]

yay

[@5454Carlos]

Great to have you back!!!

[@joshbrookens5226]

Installing steam

[@yamitvargas8065]

Welcome back, KZbin and Linux community is not the same with you. Great to have you back.

[@hackdesigner]

This video is a great explanation while Linux still in 2021 does not hit the consumer market above 2.5% These are not "mistakes". That's just how our human brain works. And as long as Linux requires users to go against their nature, the number above will not improve much, I'm afraid.

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

2:40 you really shouldn't say this... Viruses, Trojans, ransom ware, etc has always been around for Linux and has been getting more common over the past decade. Don't advise people to MAKE a mistake. Linux is not impervious to attack.

[@20teverify]

Nah... Man, the Linux community is the worst. I've been using Linux for 1 week, i do nothing that you guys tell me because it's all a bunch of work and I had zero issues. Do you know why "beginners" focus on feel and looks? Because that is what we interact with. And we are not going to spend time customizing if another distro already looks as we want. If you want to start on Linux here is an actual decent advice that makes sense for people that don't want to make using the OS their hobby: pick a popular distro. This will more or less guarantee that the problems that you might have will have solutions on some online forum. If the looks of the distro disgust you, find a KZbin tutorial on how to change whatever is most annoying, but don't focus too much on it. Linux enthusiasts love to say that customization is possible they never mention that some very basic stuff might stop working, so limit the amount of cosmetics. If you use a shit load of specific software for work on windows, for example graphic designers, than you have to do the work and get used to different software, make sure things work and whatever. If you use Microsoft office and Google Chrome you'll have no issues on Linux, just install it

[@PassengerMX]

This is the best linux transition advise video I have seen in by far. Thank you!

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Thanks for watching :)

[@cipherxen2]

The common mistake made by this kind of videos is that, they think everyone is an engineer and know how to tweak everything in Linux. Most people won't even have time to learn or don't even care to learn.

[@code8986]

Glad to have you back on KZbin!

[@trashbeansoup2467]

"You can virtually tweak or change anything on lInux..." ...except what YOU want. 8th mistake: Believe what _Linux users_ say.

[@keilmillerjr9701]

What do you want to change that you can not? 8th mistake: Don't switch to Linux and expect it to work exactly like Mac or windows. Don't be afraid to try a different workflow. Linux is highly customizable.

[@trashbeansoup2467]

Why are my replies deleted? There is nothing in them that is censorable. Questioning Linux claims is not a reason to remove them. Is this going to be deleted also?

[@trashbeansoup2467]

@@keilmillerjr9701 5 attempts at posting the reply and every single one deleted for no good reason that I can see.

[@trashbeansoup2467]

@@keilmillerjr9701 Your "8th mistake" was 1st on the list that Nick gave and in itself demonstrates that the claim that Linux can do anything the others can, is false.

[@airilsra]

i read about the unfortunate situation yesterday. and I'm really happy when this video pop up on my feed just now.

[@MostlyRCSlovakia]

Happy that you are back Nick! Keep it up.

[@jarredparenzee1756]

So glad to have you back!