Complete noob with obsessive tendencies

[helenakat]

it isnt mandatory to learn coding
little reading is enough, like how to update your system.

people here will help if something goes awry.

i meant that i choose to read that being obsessive is good thing! (i need to focus on being very clear in what i say sorry about that lol)
i'm really enjoying the coding lessons so far!
and yeah it's pretty evident that people here will help, it's absorbing a bit of my panic!

 

[helenakat]

The Debian Administrators Handbook is a real gem if you have the time to read.

You have presented me with a book! I shall make time to read it! and the other resources too!

thank you so much!!

 

[helenakat]

Welcome, welcome. Nice to have you with us; you're exactly the kind of person we like, and try to help to the best of our abilities.

thank you so much for saying that!

I've never been one for dithering about; once I make my mind up about something, I usually "go for it".

Lucky!

You know what I found? That the "learning curve" was nowhere NEAR as steep as many made it out to be. Linux is NOT Windows, that's absolutely true.....but there's still enough familiar points of reference that the transition doesn't HAVE to be painful. A willingness to embrace new concepts - such as that of installing software from a central repository rather than surfing the web to find stuff - along with being prepared to try out different ways of doing things, etc, will stand you in good stead.

it's good to know that it's not as hard as some people make it seem to be! i worry because of my obsessive nature and i don't have a lot of tech related experience, except for taking apart a 1998 windows desktop - that was presumed dead - and putting it back together 20-ish years ago because i wanted to fix it(my parents refused to plug it in at the time for "reasonable" safety reasons since i was like 10).

(Puppy's a marvellous wee distro, and can totally transform elderly hardware.....though the user needs to be of a "tinkering" persuasion. If you are.....the sky's the limit.)

now that is amazing news! because on a far away shelf some very elderly machines are gathering dust (because i refuse to let them be thrown away!) so when i get back home i'll have a lot of fun resurrecting them!!!

To this end, I too suggest Linux Mint as being one of the very best for complete noobs.

that does seem to be the consensus!

thank you so much for taking the time to write your very informative and kind response! I truly appreciate it!

 

[Perpetual Padawan]

And don't let the "Linux snobs" tell you that you're in a lower class of computer users if you're not into the super-duper-hyper-technical advanced tech stuff. When they gave me a hard time for using "a kiddie distro" (Linux Mint), but said it was okay "until you are ready." Ready for what? It prompted this post in defense of "kiddie distros." Enjoy!