What's a good way to get into Linux? What are some

>>56348379
wine

Instil gahnoo

>>56348379
install xubuntu

>>56348379
>What's a good way to get into Linux?
You download and install a distro of Linux.

By actually trying to use it

>>56348379
The only "essential" programs are those you need to be productive, depending on what you want to do, so that question can't really be answered but check out https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software.

First, you go into >>>/g/fglt

>>56348379
By forcing yourself to use it and figuring out how to solve problems

>>56348379
You can search [type of program here] linux and find lists of the programs available on various sites, if you dont know what programs to use.
S'what I did and it seems theres alot of helpful results.
So, just install a distro and look on the internet if you dont know what programs are available, or maybe browse the package manager if you use a gui frontend to it, and try things out. Or see what people generally seem to say is best, whatever.

>>56348379
gentoo

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I like how this site didn't censor this particular search result.

You can use this to search for alternatives to Windows programs you are familiar with and filter by OS (licence).

>>56348440
The first non-autistic post I've seen on /g/ today.

But programs that I think most everyone values are LibreOffice, VLC (prepare for the hate comments), and a solid terminal emulator. Unless you __need__software specific to Windows, there isn't really a point to using it.

>>56349428
>>56348379
fedora comes with everything a normie would ever need, past that you can just use your distros package manager to find and download anything you need.

Linux can effectively do everything windows/mac can except video editing and music production. It can do these too, but not as high as quality as the two big boys.

>>56348379
Windows.

>>56348379
Wendell will explain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TBRTLsCNXs

Try it in a VM for a day or two and then if you like it, install it.

>>56348379
>What are some essential programs?
bash, vim, xterm, sudo, cat, ls, grep, find.

>>56349626
lol, you forgot sed :>)

Learn Unix, then Linux.
There are many good Unix OSes in the world, like OpenBSD.

>>56349759
>good
>Unix OS

>>56348379
Cmus

>>56349759
>OpenBSD
>Unix
>Good OS
hahahaha

>>56349787
>>56350036
HP UX and MacOS are both Unix.