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Podcasts/Classes/Breakdowns of Use & Basic Knowledge? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Hello all!

I'm kinda finally done with windows, but I have a lot of small, maybe dumb questions.

I guess my first question is whether Linux knowledge in general is interchangeable between distros?

And second, more importantly, what are the good resources for learning basic things? Like if I want to play games I bought on steam, how can I expect that process to be different? If I want to manage files and folders and extensions and such how does that differ if at all from Windows. I'm coming from specifically windows, but I assume for people coming from Mac OS as well what are the do's and don'ts that you wouldn't necessarily think of when switching?

Are there any particularly well made and comprehensive instructional/introductory podcasts/YouTube video series/what have you that you would point me towards?

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[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

My favorite, the most comprehensive course I have seen this this one: https://professionallinuxusersgroup.github.io/course-books/lac/syllabus/

Most knowledge is transferable to most distros. Some distros deviate by using alternate init systems (the part responsible for booting the system and managing services), but most distros use the same underlying suite of software to manage it.

On diference between distros is the package manager, but although the commands may be different, the underlying operations of installing, searching for, and removing software packages are all the same.