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📣 dclusin

Looking for reading materials for Linux desktop as daily driver


I'm making the switch from Mac OS to Linux as my daily driver. I'm planning on running Debian with kde. Using one of the vanilla builds provided by Debian without too much customization.

I'm hoping to find someone who has also made the switch and can share resources they've found helpful.

I've been a java back end dev for about 10 years now with experience deploying and running services on Linux. I know my way around the command line, not entirely uncomfortable with building things from source, and put myself at an intermediate level knowledge of Linux.

I'd like to learn more about general OS internals, filesystem layout, the various OS services, etc. from the POV of the system operator/user.

Also looking for any suggestions for reading/blogs/youtube for more becoming a more advanced CLI user.

Thank you

  👤 akoster Accepted Answer ✓
Igor Ljubuncic of Dedoimedo posts a lot about his experiences using various linux distros and configuring them to his liking [1]. Recently he posted about planning to migrate to Linux (from windows) [2]. Hope this might help!

[1] https://www.dedoimedo.com/linux.html [2] https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-moving-away-sw-c...

👤 tgflynn
I've been using Linux nearly exclusively since 1998. For someone with your background there should be nothing to it, at least once you have the system setup (Debian installers can be a bit finicky).

OS internals are another story. Normal users, even developers, don't usually need to dive too deeply into those areas, but if you're interested there are plenty of resources available. I don't have a lot of suggestions for where to look but I learned a lot about Linux/Unix systems programming from the glibc info manuals as well as from the man pages. Beyond that it depends on your specific interests.