Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Completely new to =?UTF-8?B?TGludXjigJRaZXJv?= coding knowledge. Where do I start?
Date: 26 Mar 2026 21:53:52 GMT
Lines: 30
Message-ID: <n2lo7gFgtkrU1@mid.individual.net>
References: <10q2v8v$2neq7$1@dont-email.me> <10q30ss$2nl5u$3@dont-email.me>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Trace: individual.net FNNVXMysG77ExcUt/qRHvgdPy2cB/HhhOENjep7Igq7ep2kmTx
Cancel-Lock: sha1:T0/7NttFOPffnEa8VaheMLqPnsU= sha256:LEYSbiplaF2Ic/cQD7eSKdjNW9IaLQPrlbzwvf4jXAY=
User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk)
Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:84146

On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:13:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 26/03/2026 09:46, Oguz Kaan Ocal wrote:
>> I’m thinking about switching from Windows to Linux, but I don’t know
>> anything about Linux—I’m just an end-user and don’t know a single
>> command-line command. Is there a resource I can use to learn, or will I
>> have to teach myself if I switch?
> 
> Install a noob friendly distro - I recommend Mint. If you ever used
> windows XP its very similar in look and feel.
> 
> https://linuxmint.com/
> 
> There is a forum for new users and very good installation and getting
> started guide,
> https://forums.linuxmint.com/
> https://linuxmint.com/documentation.php
> 
> There will be no need to use the command line or program anything.
> installation is way easier than installing Windows 11.
> 
> Download the iso and burn a USB drive or stick or CD and boot from that
> and follow instructions

I'd expand that to 'download the Cinnamon Edition'.  Linux has a lot of 
rabbit holes you don't need to explore at the start. Cinnamon looks quite 
a bit like Windows and almost everything can be done without going near a 
command line.

Reddit gets a lot of criticism but the r/linuxmint subreddit is useful.