Linux Survival Guide #1: Distros & Drives
Linux Survival Guide #1: Distros & Drives
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@cate01a Says:
so root is system nonsense, home is c drive, and all your other d/n/x drives are in their seperate drive folders?
@LilaHikes Says:
Having dabbled in Linux since the mid 90's, migrating from Windows to today's Linux is 1000% easier than it used to be. Hardware support has come a long way to where it isn't the hurdle it once was. Windows 11 was the straw that broke the camel's back. I'm done with Microsoft all together. Linux Mint is now my daily driver.
@Naresh-nv4ug Says:
9:29 my whole life was a lie 😶 c: volume ✔ c: drive ✖
@ebutuoy7190 Says:
I am looking to shift my media server from windows to Linux, and whilst I have had some success, I have also run into problems. I wish to use Plex media server and the issue I have had has been getting my head around Plex seeming to be its own user, and as such does not always seem to have the relevant permissions to see the drives and/or folders that my media is stored in. I have found some guides that try to show how to edit permissions, but this seems to always be in the terminal and I get very lost, very fast! If you have any way to do this with a GUI or could explain the relevant terminal commands in a clearer fashion it would be greatly appreciated!
@ebutuoy7190 Says:
Thank you so much for this video! I have been toying with various distros over the years and very few videos go to the bother of explain what the terminal commands and values actually mean!
@Jack_Callcott_AU Says:
Very helpful! Thank you Chris.
@MikeBob2023 Says:
Pure gold, I say! 🥇 I'm *sold* on Mint Cinnamon (but I do like the look of Ubuntu Studio 🤔). Last week when you uploaded the Mint v22 video, another of my favorite tech channels also uploaded a Mint video (although not version specific), and I took seeing both of them (on the same day!) as _a sign._ 🖖🏼😜
@RicardoPereira1 Says:
Congratulations for the nice channel! I work at a public school in Brazil and sometimes feel that the students would benefit from a real portable Linux distro like Porteus. A video about it would be great. ;-)
@Graham-s7q Says:
Thank you...For me a new Linux Mint user...You are nice and easy to understand.
@e8root Says:
Being Gentoo user myself IMHO it is one of the better distros for beginners - given person has specific required traits like you know he/she has lots of time to tinker with their computer and loves it. If they do then something quote on quote easy to install might not necessarily be the best choice for recommendation. If its too easy and looks too much like say Windows it will loose on ease of use with Windows still and otherwise don't interest the person. I know it from myself.
@hmosc Says:
When you have a problem with linux what do you do? You google the error message? What do you get? More often than not answers that are wrong or more likely based on and old version which won't work anymore. Worse yet, the distribution you've been using for years goes away.
@AsifMugiwara Says:
chatgpt suggested me this channel for linux and i was stunned by the clarity of explanation.
@jamesaleman Says:
Top notch graphics. Always a pleasant viewing experience. Well done Mr. Barnett. Be sure to give Mr. Scissors a raise. Your attention to detail pays off.
@mihailvormittag6211 Says:
👍
@geezergeek1637 Says:
Well done, Christopher.
@kintustis Says:
what grief with all the drive mounting. creating something needlessly convoluted out of something that has already been done so simply; that's what linux seems to do best
@simonhernandez2243 Says:
From Venezuela. Clarity and learning value of your presentational methods. I liked yours explications .Respect -🔬📡
@dnoodspodu1159 Says:
09:34 What is a _disk_ then? And what about _disc_ with a C?
@limitless1692 Says:
LIKE
@PinakiGupta82Appu Says:
Linux (including Windows) fanatics should look at this video, again and again, to clear their confusion about Linux. Arguments, counterarguments, endless counterarguments against counterarguments, unnecessary time squandering, all such absurdity would've ceased to exist if they've ever tried to understand Linux the way you described Linux here, in the first two minutes. It doesn't take an extensive amount of time to figure out how Linux works intrinsically and how it differs across providers depending on their target, usually known as "distros". Probably those who know Linux never tried to explain it to themselves as easily as you did in this video so that they could describe Linux better without that excessive discord we get to see these days on the internet. What you posted one year ago is getting more crucial day by day.
@theol1044 Says:
Why do my posts that distrotest (as shown at 3:37) is dead and the domain has been gobbled up by some spammer keep disappearing?
@tvsmed Says:
Next step: build a proper Linux mint pc in a small case (like the wonderful thermal take element q ftom your videos but that exact model is not available any more).
@tvsmed Says:
Thanks to your videos I'm giving Linux Mint a serious trial as windows 11 is getting ever more irritating and "invasive". There are a few utilities and programs not available on Linux but only about a handful. I'll keep windows on my main desktop pc (also need it for my job) but have installed Linux on a laptop. So far with success and I avoid the annoyances of windows (constant notifications, pushing to buy stuff, onedrive hijacking my folders etc etc etc). Linux has it share of annoyances but less so than windows 😊
@skia5635 Says:
It's GNU, not G N U.
@gowthamsp1219 Says:
Linux survival guide 3 want
@markhackney3305 Says:
Mister Fiat is bang on the money. We learned to live with win10. win 11 is the last straw. I'm 'techy' enough to adopt Linux, but my wife isn't. So it is encouraging to see Linux distros stepping up to the mark for casual users. 3 years of further development before win10 eol, and I'm sure I can make it painless for her. Great job on this and all your videos.
@rudiansyahsyah9738 Says:
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@minty_Joe Says:
I like the way your videos are presented. Some may not agree with me, but that's okay. I've been a Linux user and manager for about 10 years. I've noticed that getting into Linux is easier now than it was in the past. They're definitely "ready-for-prime-time", despite the constant changes. Like how the chorus in the Beatles song "Getting Better" goes, it is very true.
@jamesdecross1035 Says:
Yay, a series on Linux – really helpful. Thank you!
@canalsenhorpe Says:
Good
@helpwork1 Says:
first step to use ubuntu, it to remove snap, updates without asking is not a good thing. also snap use huge ammounts of memory and cpu. Let's say i want to use old version of server on Desktop, that snap will kill my version.
@khudzul5594 Says:
Thanks!
@waltherchemnitz Says:
So this is going on 6 months later. I switched to linux at the end of 2019 when I built my first computer in forever. I never looked back. I rarely touch the terminal. I've installed programs with Wine 7, and if I need it I have a VM of windows 10. I started that up after 3 weeks just to let it update. And since the beginning of the Pandemic I've used this PC for gaming. I had the time, so I solved that problem for myself. Now Valve is solving that problem for everyone with the Steam Deck and SteamOS 3. Never been a better time to leave Windows behind.
@oldalaskan4097 Says:
You are an excellent teacher. Thank you.
@kostantinosmag2986 Says:
Nice video
@Tabletop_Epics Says:
Your channel is one of the most informative and useful in all of YouTube. Thank you for your content and the education you so clearly and expertly provide. Whenever I need a bit of encouragement in my quest to learn about technology I watch your channel. It helps every time.
@bertosudu9506 Says:
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@jamesgarvey8142 Says:
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@pierpig1482 Says:
great video. Can someone suggest me a Linux distro to give a new life to my MacBook 3.1 2007 2gb ram? mac 10.6 works great on it but i can't watch Netflix or work with excel macros and all the browsers are end of support.
@Waldlaeufer70 Says:
Hi Christopher, I really like your Linux guides. Where I often struggle is when it comes to dual and especially multi boot (e.g. Windows 10, Linux Mint, Manjaro, etc.) and therefore to bootloaders. Let's give you two examples: Usually, the last operating system installed will be the one that boots first and whose bootloader is (first) loaded when starting the computer. Unfortunately, Manjaro won't start from the Linux Mint bootloader. So, it would be important to install Manjaro as the last operating system. However, when using Timeshift in Linux Mint, it will change the boot order in the UEFI (I guess), so Manjaro won't be startable without restoring the boot order to the previous state in the UEFI. Therefore, I am thinking about getting rid of Manjaro. I don't use it too frequently anyhow. So how can I install the Linux Mint Bootloader over the Manjaro one, so that I can safely delete Manjaro from my drive and give Mint more space instead? There are of course many other possible scenarios! These are just two examples to give you an idea of the possible problems that might occur. Maybe, this would make a great video: - Partitioning drives - Creating a multi-boot (automatic installation of the bootloader by the last installed system) - Changing bootloader afterwards (when deleting an operating system) - Changing the boot order in UEFI/BIOS from an operating system (instead of from the UEFI/BIOS menu, if possible). Perhaps this might also be of interest to others. I like your calm, sympathetic and mostly humorous way of explaining things clearly. Thank you very much for your videos!
@utubepunk Says:
Watching this on my Linux Mint laptop.
@kueifengtung Says:
This is exactly the video I needed to encourage me to try out Linux and 'start' the process. Before I'd keep seeing websites say "Just do it!" And I kept thinking there's no way it's that easy! Seeing EC in action showed me yes, it is that straightforward
@louisshade8624 Says:
Love this guy
@ashihsprajapati6739 Says:
Hello Sir which Graphics card and Processor You Are Using and screen recorder software to record your videos your video looks crisp and clear. Please Sir.
@naeem8434 Says:
Just Amazing explaining 👍
@prw56 Says:
I was hoping you'd go more into the /dev directory and files associated with mounting drives like fstab (I think its in /etc). I had an adventure setting up an openMediaVault server to work with a network drive, without being able to use the remote plugin they have, and I was hoping this would make some of the things I learned fit together a bit more... If you'd be interested in making a 1.1 or 1 advanced, or something like that to cover this in greater depth I'd love to watch it.
@kennyyuliandrika7162 Says:
I don't know this is a good or bad thing for linux based on the tittle. I mean, if you need survival guide while using a computer on 2021...
@thehappycoder3760 Says:
Very helpful, thank you
@TheBadFred Says:
If you want to run Windows software on Linux you will have to squeeze a grape until it lets out a little wine.
@Wastelandman Says:
Hi Chris, I am curious if you are familiar with LXLE? I like it for when I am resurrecting older hardware, like older laptops etc. I would be very interested in your opinion!

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