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[–] heygooberman@lemmy.today 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hmmm...given the beginner friendly nature of distros like Linux Mint and Pop OS, I doubt you will find much tutorials centered around those distros (though you will definitely find a lot of commentators and reviewers talking about these distros and how "great" they are). However, if you want to learn about Linux as a whole, then there are definitely some great resources you can use to help you with that.

What is your preferred learning method? Do you like learning through reading, or do you prefer an online video tutorial where someone is simultaneously talking and demonstrating?

[–] hungry_potato@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried watching courses for beginners on YouTube but most of them justshow how to install the OS andthe general overview of how to do basic things. While usingPopOss And Linux mint i tried unintalling softwares without internet and all it takes me to error page on their app store. I don't want to learn basic stuff by doing trial and error if i can learn it as a whole using a tutorial.

[–] heygooberman@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, if YouTube videos haven't been much help to you, then perhaps these books will give you what you want:

https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-books/

[–] hungry_potato@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the resources. I'll check them out.