Distrowatch Q&A 2026-01-05

[Mikael]

https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260105#qa

Seeking-knowledge asks: What's the best way to learn Linux?
DistroWatch answers:
1. There are a lot of ways. The two approaches I personally found the most useful were:
Get a book on Linux basics. Maybe Linux Bible or How Linux Works and read the first few chapters to get a handle on the terminology.
2, Download a beginner-friendly distribution, such as Linux Mint, and copy it onto a thumb drive. Then boot from the thumb drive and start exploring. This gives you a chance to try out some basic Linux concepts without replacing your existing operating system, at least until you are ready to make the switch. Gradually try to do more and more of your computing tasks using Linux instead of whatever operating system you have been using.