Linux tripe

3 years ago

Linux was just a OS module requirement that I thought i'll quit as soon as the module ended, but I hooked on it and the mindset it gave me ... Linux literally changed the way I think, but how ?

From Confusion to Confidence

I started with the one of the basic and beginner friendly distribution ubuntu, yet i struggled with the CLI, i didnt get it :

1. should i memorize all these wierd commands ?.
2. am i going to stay with that depressed dark screen and these letters ?
3. how can get the that pleasure every linux user is talking about ?
4. how much it would takes me to quit that psycho environnement i put my self in ?

After a while i realized that the CLI is putting my whole machine in my hand, it gaves me the full controlle over it, i can do what ever i want on my machine im not talking about : sudo rm -rf /.
With simple command and few letters i can navigate files and directories, install any application, program, tool, programming language etc ...

Once I started to be familiare to CLI everything changed :

1. im 10x times faster : in navigating files in folders, espacially in nested directories, one line --boom--> you arrive at your destination .
2. easy to install any programming language : im a c++ lover and previouslly i suffered from setting it up on windows, but in linux sudo apt install gcc g++ gdb --boom--> c++ is ready to use.
3. My system, my rules : i dont want updates, i dont install them, no one could force me to update and wait, if i want to apdate and get the latest feature i can do so freely.

My Linux Setups

I started with ubunu at first simply because everyone does and i followed my mates, after i switched to kali for hacking facebook and making some fun but I didnt continued using it "i missed ubuntu." , although kali is great distribution for someone who want to have great experience with cyber security and ethical hacking "i would like to reuse kali again."

Among the tools i use in linux is VIM, vim is like "throw your mouse away you ain't gonna need it anymore." , yes it will saves you money, so you dont need to buy new mouse, but also it will boostyour productivity far away if you got the trick, imagin to not leave the keyboard and just typing, "whith little typing skills ..." you fly away.

tmux wasnt at first necessar, i didnt need more terminal sessions to open at once i sticked with multiple terminal windows open, but when i needed more terminals to be open usually 4+, now i should find solution so i found tmux with helped me managing mulriple terminal session and save them when i shut down my pc and resurrect them when i need then i know it feels weird at first but its ok ill give example... :

imagin you are working in a fullstack app where you need to monitor backend output and frontend output in terminal and u are using vim in bouth front and back now you have at least 4 terminals maybe another ones for another work ... (downloading videos, packages, testing ...), you 100% wont be able to switch between all these terminal manually ... tmux soves the problem : create a terminal session for the developement and split it into 4 terminals one for the backend other for frontend and 2 for vims (write front and back codes.) now you have one widnow for development and everything you need on one window , now each session has its own responsobility one for dev, other for devops ...etc.

yt-dlp for audio , videos downloading . its free and open source downloader.

and more ...

My current setup

Recently i switched to arch I use arch BTW , yes arch was another level in the linux trip, arch stands for the principle of DIY (Do It Yourself), from the installation the configuratin evething is your responsibility, "One Mistake, Heavy Price." , you miss partition your drives restart again, you miss configured the desktop envirenement restart again ...etc , by the way arch doesn't come with anything you setup everything even the linux kernel, "What..., the kernel ?!", yes you need to install it via package manager called "pacman" and its headers also.

beside archlinux, i use as window manager DWM (dynamic window manager from suckless) its an open source and minimalistic window manager, yes as you expected ... you install it and you configure it and you manage it, suckless have bunch of tools that fit perfectly with dwm and make it very fansy and lightweight.

and im still discovering this amazing spiderman sory linux and its powerfull tools and community...

Is Linux for anyone

short answer : Yes and no.
no : if you just left windows and want to dive into linux pick one of mint , ubuntu , debian go ahead your gonna find awsome softwares that satisfy you because its straight forward and easy to use for everyone, you want my advice go with mint why (simple , windows like , customizable and efficient).

Yes : if you have nice try with one of the user friendly distros and want to dive deeper on it go ahead and pick one of these : kali , fedora , centOS , kali , arch , maybe gentoo ...

but be aware don't never ever get close to linux from scratch .