Good to know, Mike. Your contributions are most appreciated, I'm sure. I'm a Windows power user but not an expert. I hope to be the same for Linux some day. As for my musical journey, I've played keys for over 25 bands in the past 35 years and am still learning!!
Will be switching to Linux
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"Power-user" is a term I specifically associate with Windows. It's an age since I last used Windows myself, and have almost forgotten what it means.
It's not an expression I like, although I understand what it means.....though for Windows users, it's more easily-achievable, given that there's only so many ways you CAN do stuff with Redmond's OS.
On this side of the fence, "enthusiast" is probably a better denomination. When you consider the sheer number of permutations/combinations you can encounter over here - What DE (desktop environment) do I want? What file-manager? What window manager? And then what terminal? What software? Do I want to run Windows stuff in a VM? Under WINE? Do I want to play games.....and then HOW do I want to play them? Steam? Proton? Lutris? etc, etc, - it's a continuous learning cycle over here.
Keeps the old grey matter active, that's for sure!
Some distros - like my own daily driver, "Puppy" Linux - have literally hundreds of re-spins/remasters to them. Puppy is specifically a "hobbyist" distro.....designed for folks that literally enjoy pulling their OS apart & rebuilding it to suit themselves. And the built-in remastering tools allow ANYONE to create their own custom 'Puppy' that does exactly what THEY want it to do.
No, "power-user" doesn't really do it justice over here. As m'colleague @Brickwizard says, Linux is evolving on a day-by-day basis. "Organic" is a highly suitable description.....you could literally spend a lifetime with Linux, and never learn all there is to learn. But that's OK.....it's a lifetime hobby, IF you maintain the interest.
A willingness to learn, and to try out new ways of doing things is a definite asset over here. That's your best course of action.....and never be afraid to ask questions, for the only truly "daft" question is invariably the one that you DON'T ask!
We help each other out, and freely share knowledge. That's the Linux way.
Mike.
Welcome to the Forum.
I've used Linux Mint for over 10 years now and wouldn't use anything else...it's user-friendly...stable and doesn't break and has all the tools you need.
It's claimed to be a beginners Distro or for windoze users but can easily be broken by doing the wrong things because Linux isn't windoze.
For creating an image of your system try...Foxclone...https://foxclone.org and Rescuezilla...https://rescuezilla.com I use both.
Firefox is installed by default and Brave can be installed by one Terminal command.
In Mint Cinnamon you have the Disk Utility where you can run S.M.A.R.T...this can check your SSD.
You don't need tools to clean Mint and never use bleachbit.
Here is a safe way to save some Disk space...
https://www.linux.org/threads/do-you-really-need-to-clean-mint.43752/
Linux doesn't fill up with bloat and fragmented files like windoze does...never defrag an SSD.
I have an Epson Printer/Scanner which works just fine...for the Scanner I use...Document Scanner and NAPS2.
Hope this helps.
I've used Linux Mint for over 10 years now and wouldn't use anything else...it's user-friendly...stable and doesn't break and has all the tools you need.
It's claimed to be a beginners Distro or for windoze users but can easily be broken by doing the wrong things because Linux isn't windoze.
For creating an image of your system try...Foxclone...https://foxclone.org and Rescuezilla...https://rescuezilla.com I use both.
Firefox is installed by default and Brave can be installed by one Terminal command.
In Mint Cinnamon you have the Disk Utility where you can run S.M.A.R.T...this can check your SSD.
You don't need tools to clean Mint and never use bleachbit.
Here is a safe way to save some Disk space...
https://www.linux.org/threads/do-you-really-need-to-clean-mint.43752/
Linux doesn't fill up with bloat and fragmented files like windoze does...never defrag an SSD.
I have an Epson Printer/Scanner which works just fine...for the Scanner I use...Document Scanner and NAPS2.
Hope this helps.
Hi Mike,
Fully agreed on the use of titles. I've never considered myself competent enough to really warrant any special title. To your point, I enjoy exploring the possibilities within an app. Seems like Mint is just what I need and for sure, I'll post questions to the great folks on this forum when I can't figure something out. Thanks....
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