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Trying to learn Linux, coming from windows (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Debs@lemmy.zip to c/linux@programming.dev

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As someone who grew up using windows, is there a series of tutorials or videos y'all recommend to learn Linux? I find myself running into issues, trying to find solutions online, and not even understanding the instructions. I'm sure most of this comes from not knowing bash (which I've started to learn using https://labex.io/linuxjourney).

Background: I'm a very competent windows user. I've built my own PC, etc. I mostly use it for gaming and Internet now but want to start self hosting some things. Oh, and I'm running bazzite.

Anyway, just trying to get out from Microsoft's thumb.

Cheers.

Edit: thanks for the replies everyone. I haven't had a chance to read through them all yet; the whole family is suddenly sick.

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[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

what helped me when I first started using Linux was the Arch Wiki. Even though I wasn't using Arch the information in that wiki is invaluable. Even now that i'm on NixOS I still use the Arch Wiki as a tool when I need answers. everything is there. even man pages.

Another resource is IRC and Discord. I'm not sure if Bazzite as an IRC channel but the quickest answers to issues I was having has been via whatever distro channel on Libera. Discord also for specific distros. But I've found many of the maintainers and devs will hang out in their respective distros IRC channel all day so what better resource for help than directly from the source.

Finally either peertube or youtube channels. There are some fantastic channels that help learning this stuff. Primary of which is Veronica Explains. By far the most easy to understand and follow videos for linux. She reminds me of watching old episodes of The Screen Savers and Call for Help. Another that is great that is more specific to workflows and command line stuff is Bread on Penguins. Very easy to follow, she provides git repos and links to EVERYTHING she talks about and even writes most of it herself. For customizing your build There's The Black Don. he's great too. builds out a lot of stuff himself and provides repos for everything he's working on. He's built an awesome tool for Arch that allows reproducability similar to NixOS.