My Journey to Linux

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As i already have said i got a new pc in the Middle of Januari it was windows 11 in it,but for years now i started to disslike the way windows was going so i tried Linux for the first time it was Ubuntu24 it was ok but since im no power user or programer and never used the terminal it was a struggle but worked, then i tried Linux Mint Cinnamon and loved it ,it was simple and a bit windows like with menys and stuff,after 3 weeks of using it the truble started black screens and unable to logg in,at the mint forum they thought it could be the kernel 6.17 or the latest nvidia driver. Then i tried cachyos and realy liked it i had some minor issues with bluetooth after an update but nothing big. and then i bought one more nvme ssd disk so i could have an os as my daily driver and have the other to try diffrent distros. so now i have Fedora kde as my daily Driver where i just do my surffing and play some of my steam games and so far im happy with it, it seams very stable, and that is my knowlige of Linux not much but its a start :slight_smile: . Now i would love to hear what some of your fav distros is so i can try more distros and learn more. and Thank you all for being here and make this place a very freindly and special place.

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Sorry to hear you had problems with mint, I use and install LMDE the debian version with cinnamon desktop and have not had any issues but mine tends to be for clients with older machines

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You asked , but you probably were not expecting this
I currently use MX, Void, Devuan, Artix, antiX and NetBSD
I have played with Gentoo and Chimera. I once used Debian and FreeBSD.

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No i didnt expect that :slight_smile: . i tried to install MX but i never got to the installer and to try to install an os in the terminal is way over my head lol

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The installer is an icon on the DE of the live distro.
A lot of distros start their install like that.
When you run the installer it is GUI, not CLI.

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ok Thanks i will try

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What software do you all use for doing live usb sticks ?

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Linux is great, but it does have one draw back. Some Distros do not support the latest hardware. MX has an “AHS” Advance Hardware Support Distro that you might want to try.

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Many Linux release has the option build into the DE (Desktop Environment) or some like Mint it has the feature built in the file manager. Of course, you have to download the ISO first.

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@cat-man,
Sorry for asking, but this is my own problem because I didn’t understand the question:

  1. Do you want to create USB drives that run a distribution entirely as if they were a hard drive?

or

  1. Do you want a USB drive with multiple live distributions?

I don’t know how to do the first one, but it is possible.

For the second one, I use Ventoy

Jorge

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If you meant to make a USB installer iso: dd command line tool. Just be careful with it!

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I found now in fedora ,fedora media writer but wasnt sure it could write other isos but i will try :slight_smile:. yes i want to make an bootable usb installation for distros. sorry for the delay of answer since im new had to wait 4 hrs. To give an answer, no i dont dare to meddle with the terminal to much lol

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Hi @cat-man,
That is fine. Most days I do not use the terminal. I have found I can complete almost all what I need to perform with Mint either using the DE (Desktop Environment) Cinnamon or the file manager which is Nemo.

Good Luck making the USB stick, If you need help, just ask.

Have a good day.

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i used the Fedora media writer and it work fine now i have and bootable usb with MX Linux on and will try to install it tomorrow.

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I use dd

dd if=isofilename of=usbdrivedevicename conv=fsync

Dont format the usb drive beforehand
Use lsblk to see your device names
Plug the usb drive in
Use lsblk again . The extra device will be your usb drive . Note its device name… something like /dev/sdxx
Use dd. Be careful to get the of=... parameter correct … it will overwrite whatever device you specify.
Do it as root.

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I used to use DD almost exclusively - but I got fed up of the lack of a proper working progress indicator - is that too much to ask? i.e. “–progress” actually does sweet f–kall… and I’ve been using “dd” for over 30 years… (although there was no progress thingie 30 years ago!)

So :
if it’s for an ISO for x86_64 - I usually use Balena Etcher via AppImage…
if it’s for RPi I use the “Imager” tool from the Pi Foundation - it works well - and it can edit some of the settings - like SSH on/off, user to login as, SSH key, hostname…

Ventoy on the surface looks easy - but - it’s so unreliable I’ve given up on it… e.g. I’ve had distros fail to finish installing, or booting, via Ventoy - flash the same ISO to a USB and it boots/installs fine… It’s a shame - 'cause when Ventoy is working - it’s pretty useful…

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Off Topic - but the thread is call My Journey to Linux.

I just received my 7th Anniversary badge form the forum. :tada:

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I installed Balena Etcher yesterday and been useing it both on Linux and windows and know how it works and its very simple tool to use.

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congrats Howard :slight_smile: :tada:

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what is your fav desktop to use,i have tried cinnamon wich i liked and KDE plasma wich i also like very much .

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