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Linux Survival Guide #1: Distros & Drives

ExplainingComputers

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What is a Linux distro? Which distro should you choose? And how do drives and partitions work in Linux? This video explains, with a focus on users migrating from Windows to Linux.

The “Linux Terminal Introduction” video that I mention in this episode is here: Linux Terminal Introduction

And the second episode in my "Linux Survival Guide" is here:
Linux Survival Guide #2: Running Windows A...

And the third episode (on GPU drivers and printing) is here:
Linux Survival Guide #3: GPU Drivers & Pri...

And some of the ExplainingComputers videos that detail different Linux distros, including their installation, are as follows:

Linux Mint: Linux Mint 20: My Top Linux Distro

Zorin OS: Zorin OS 16: Windows Alternative Linux Distro

Ubuntu: Ubuntu 20.04 For Windows Users

Ubuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio on Pentium Gold PC

Pop!_OS: Pop!_OS: Creative Linux Distro

Manjaro & PCLinuxOS: Linux Distros: Manjaro & PCLinuxOS

openSUSE: OpenSUSE: A Beautiful Linux Distro

The Distro Test website where you can try out different distros online is here:
https://distrotest.net/

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at explainingcomputers

You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: explainingthefuture

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 What is a Distro?
03:47 Which Distro?
07:20 Linux Drives
09:17 Drives, Partitions & Volumes
15:18 Wrap

20 Comments

@seguramlk 5 years ago

Thanks for supporting Linux, Chris. God bless you my friend. Keep up the great work 👍

@markdonnelly1913 5 years ago

My nerdy side really looks forward to Sunday evenings, and another video from you. Thanks for another good one.

@greguz 5 years ago

EC videos are always so clear and thorough, so although I've learned to use Linux by trial and error and gone through all the stages presented here, I still learned something new and useful, and enjoyed watching the whole thing. Very much looking forward to the rest of this series, as well as any new videos by EC.

@RetroGameStream 5 years ago

As a big Linux fan I love this idea for a series and this video is a great start.

@christianemden7637 5 years ago

Sir, I believe to have left my beginning days in Linux long behind me, but it’s still a pure joy to listen to your videos for the concise and well thought through information.

@LostInThe0zone 5 years ago

Another fine example of your ability to articulate the intricacies of the computing environment in terms that most lay computer users should find understandable.

@MetalGearHex 5 years ago (edited)

Finally, someone who EXPLAINS LINUX! Instead of telling me to SUDO my PACKAGE via a SUPPOSITORY or whatever....

@NicolasChapadosGirard 5 years ago

This is inspiring, keep this series up!

@LouisHansell 5 years ago

In a previous video, you detailed the steps necessary to convert an older Windows laptop with meager resources into a functioning Linux laptop. I followed your instructions and the result was a new Linux laptop.
Thanks so much for all your work.

@linuxnormie 5 years ago

I like this kind of videos encouraging people to switch to Linux

@brianthorburn4957 5 years ago

Another great Sunday treat.. Thank you Chris

@beamer.electronics 4 years ago

I switched to Linux 10 years ago - never looked back and it's free (a donation is nice). All the best, Beamer.

@dboymax1 5 years ago

Your channel is one of the educational channels about computing on YouTube. You give thorough explanations without getting too complex. Another excellent video!

@raulrrojas 5 years ago

Very few likes, strange, being such well prepared content developed in a ver professional lesson. Thank you!

@刹那-g7c 5 years ago (edited)

4 years passed very quickly, I work in fields related to video games development and animation, the lack of empathy of win11 led the company I work to switch 80% to Linux this year-end (only the localization team is half out), predictions indicate a 7% reduction in monthly expenses. A part of the team worked with Linux for 2 years or more at this time. Anticipating the next 3 years with win11 wouldn't be strange that other companies consider the same. Your videos are a constant reference, thank you very much.

@jamesrichey 1 year ago

You make it look so easy... because it is!

@markharrisllb 5 years ago

Please can I say to other boomers like myself not to be afraid of the change, it’s great fun learning. Christopher's video on the Linux Terminal is possibly the best one on YouTube, it’s simple, logical and gives the important core instructions.

@mukkaspec3333 5 years ago

Thumbs up for this one. Looking forward to the mini series .

@aaronbedell3753 5 years ago

Great video! I am so excited for this series. Thank you!

@MR_FIAT 5 years ago

This series might be pretty important in the coming years as i suspect allot of people might want to jump ship considering how horrifc windows 11 is turning out and just generaly how windows has gotten worse over the years.