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New to Linux which OS to use? (lemdro.id)

submitted 13 hours ago by TheMilk@lemdro.id to c/linux@programming.dev

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Finally making the transition from Windows to a Linux. I'm pretty sure it's been asked several times but which Linux OS would you recommend a beginner to use? I've seen Ubuntu and Mint as a good start. Not looking to do much. Game here and there (not too worried about Linux compatibility), streaming, editing videos. If I break any rules. I'm sorry.

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[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Linux filesystems exam time:

section A basics

what does CoW stand for?
evaluate through pros and cons which you personally would pick: Btrfs, ZFS, F2FS, bcachefs, OverlayFS, aufs, Nilfs2, JFFS2, UBIFS

section B btefs

what exactly happens when running this command, including how qgroups, compression, and recursion interact?

btrfs balance start -dusage=5 -musage=20 -c zstd \
    --bg /srv/vms && \
btrfs qgroup limit 50G /srv/vms/guests/win10

explain the effect of the following command on device allocation, RAID reshaping, and metadsta distribution:

btrfs device add -f /dev/nvme2n1 /home && \
btrfs balance start -mconvert=raid1 -dconvert=raid1 -sconvert=dup /home

describe what this snapshotting pipeline does, including send stream structure, parent selection, and how receive-side overwrites are handled:

btrfs subvolume snapshot -r /opt/app /opt/.snaps/auto-$(date +%s) && \
btrfs send -c -p /opt/.snaps/last-full \
    /opt/.snaps/auto-$(date +%s) \
    | ssh backup 'btrfs receive -f /backup/opt/incoming'

what actions occur on the filesystem when this defrag call is executed, especially regarding extent sharing and how compression interacts?

btrfs filesystem defrag -r -v -czstd:15 \
    /var/lib/docker/overlay2

analyze subvolume management sequence, including how default-subvolume selection influences mount behavior:

btrfs subvolume delete /mnt/root/@old && \
btrfs subvolume snapshot -r /mnt/root/@clean /mnt/root/@ && \
btrfs subvolume set-default 256 /mnt/root

section C zfs

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

That's for sysadmins.

These days I don't even care what fs I use, I just let the distro choose its default, I simply make sure encryption is enabled.

[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It's really touching that you consider me to be a sysadmin, because I use Linux and know how my fs works. I'm actually kinda proud of myself. My arch install has been working for many years.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Are you saying that you use arch btw?

[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I use arch btw. Do you also use arch btw?

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 hour ago

I used to use arch btw, but then I grew old and moved to Fedora. Then I saw the light and installed Bazzite on everything, even my coffe machine. It's got RGB now.
You should install Bazzite, save your soul.