Im a total child in terms oft Linux distros. Since im sick of Microsoft i decided to switch my gaming completely to Linux (Xbox to Tower with bazzite, switch to steamdeck). Im quite happy that i installed the distro by my self and found the place where i was able to change the keyboard layout. Because i want to play in my livingroom form the couch i got a bluetooth keyboard. The mouse i already have connected perfectly the keyboard didnt. I tried finding a solution online but soon realised that i have to learn to read the Linux lingo.

Can please someone teach me or point me in the right direction were i can learn the basics. Treat me like i know nothing about distros (because i dont) and PC (because i barely do).

This is also to try the Linux community. Show me what you got.

  • Shivering6658@midwest.social
    10·
    21 hours ago

    To the point of a very new person to linux asking about the lingo and the basics of using linux, the Debian Administrators Handbook has an excellent “remedial” section in its appendix. It covers a lot of the basics of working with your first linux computer. I have run various distros over the years but when i finally pulled the trigger on migrating to debian from ubuntu, i did take the time to read the remedial section and the first 8 or so chapters to have a more in-depth understanding of the logic and design choices but i found the remedial section to be a particularly good refresher and explanation of the basics that everyone takes for granted.

    https://debian-handbook.info/

    There is a suggested donation but the author is kind enough to not enforce a paywall.

      • jdnewmil@lemmy.ca
        8·
        20 hours ago

        Yes, but if you are happy with Ubuntu don’t worry about it.

        • Open-source purity
        • Stable
        • Traditional
        • Upstream sources for much of Ubuntu
          • jdnewmil@lemmy.ca
            3·
            19 hours ago

            Stable (Debian) means that when you get it working it is less likely to break when you update. A broken installation on a server is quite stressful. Downside for desktop/laptop is that it may not support the latest games and hardware.

            Ubuntu is probably more stable than Mint, but less stable than Debian. Which you choose may be more personal preference than objective value.

      • Shivering6658@midwest.social
        2·
        20 hours ago

        Imo, yes but the things that are dealbreakers (for me it was ads in the terminal) that Canonical has done are across the spectrum. In the end i felt they were too opinionated (see also why i like kde plasma) and wanted to control the “experience” of using my hardware. Always compromises within any complex system and i thought Debian was a good blank-ish slate for me to work on. Plus i self host quite a bit and am sick of windows licensing and microsft shenanigans so i need something for my servers as well.

        • Shrouded0603@feddit.org
          1·
          20 hours ago

          I think Ubuntu Servers are still good but Ayo? ADS on the Terminal??? I haven’t used it in a while ig…