I am going to be experimenting with linux hopefully soon on one

https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing

Debian can have a lot of driver issues if you've got an nvidia card. I know I had them.

Tips:
Play with wms, find a favorite. I like openbox myself.
Look into different icon packs.
Terminator is great.
Don't be afraid to automate little tasks with shell scripts. Or big ones. Python also works very well for scripting.
Have fun with it. Linux is fun if you let it be.

>>6667703
thank you

>>6667719
yeah it would just be using integrated graphics so i think i'll be fine, and thank you for the tips, they'll be put to use

>corbel font

looks nice as fuck, but can't find it for free

friendly reminder
> hardware accel not working with intel graphics on debian

op you should try arch, its really good and not as difficult as people make it out to be.

>>6668020
alright, yeah i'm just looking for info

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>>6667640
>this is more /g/
>posting ctrl+c -> ctrl+v from dotshare.it with different wallpapers belongs more to /g/ than to a wallpapers board

>>6668169
I just meant the linux part is more /g/

>>6668020
nah dude he should go for lfs, it's really good and not as difficult as people make it out to be

>>6668180
would that be good for a beginner? I've never had linux experience and would like to learn about it and this seems good. How could I keep my windows OS on my laptop side by side with the linux from scratch setup? or would i have to jump in balls deep with no other option?

>>6668187
lol don't go with lfs, that was a joke
arch is a distro not aimed at beginners

Go with any of the Ubuntu flavours, get Rufus to mount the ISO on a USB.
You can try it out live before installing it.

Figure out what a desktop environment, display manager and window manager is.

If you go with Arch chances are you're going to get overwhelmed and tap out, installation involves using the terminal even though you're mostly following instructions. After installation you will have a very basic Linux system greeting you with the terminal.

Distro does not matter when it comes to ricing. You can have that exact same setup with Ubuntu, Arch, Gentoo, Fedora, openSUSE or pretty much anything else. Only difference will be instead of the Debian logo it will be the logo of whatever distro you happen to be running.

Only distro that I've heard of not being able to install alongside Windows was SteamOS but that was a few years ago. It pretty much comes down to partitioning, use the partitioning tool in Windows to unallocate free space or create a new partition. Then install a distro onto that partition.

>>6668187
Neither lfs nor archlinux are difficult as long as you are able to read and understand provided documentation, it's written specially for beginners/illiterates. To be honest it's harder to install Debian than those above because debian doesn't have wiki that would describe each and every installation step with such precision, you could basically ctrl+c -> ctrl+v on each step from it(in case you are installing to a vm, otherwise just open documentation on your phone and you have to type the commands).

>>6667640
I'm probably not the most experienced on here but honestly I botched up a few linux systems before I truly understood what I was doing and the different parts that go into a system. If you really want to learn what goes into the system do an arch install, that's what I run and how I learned. Just pay attention to the documentation and learn what you are doing, don't just copy and paste and then never learn it. The down side to an arch install is that once you have a fresh install you are sitting at a command line. There are a lot of tutorials to get you to a more typical setup. It all depends on you. You could also install manjaro(?) correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that's based on arch but is easy to install and gives you pretty much just what you need with a few extras, its nowhere near the bloat of ubuntu. I hated Debian with a passion back when I gave it a try, it probably isn't that bad though. Definitely play investigate some wm styles and their individual implementations, its really about building the system around your wants and needs. Don't be afraid to mess with stuff, best way to learn is to do in my opinion. Just keep track of what you do and how to reverse it if you run into trouble.

>>6668197
Last I checked, Debian was easier to install than Arch. Then again, I installed both multiple times on both VMs and RPis. So maybe I've just gotten used to it.

I am a new linux user with little knowledge of computers in general.

I tried to install Arch linux and, i hate to say, that was a total failure. THen I jump to Debian, but a crash with the "firmware problem", which I could not understand in time.

So I install the Mint, and I have to say, I am loving. Even to a non-expert in computers you can fell how better than windows GNU/Linux is. And more, I am really learning how to properly use the OS.

By the way, you got to love the apt-get command.

And know, if I beat my lazyness, I will install Debian (or if my adventure spirit speaks louder) try to install Arch again in my other notebook.

Install gentoo.

>>6670315
Don't worry too much about distro-hopping. If you do end up switching again in the future, architect is a good Arch installer. Also, I've heard great things about NixOS. Haven't had a chance to try it yet. GuixSD is another good one, but I hear it's basically just a NixOS clone focused more on free software.