I’ve also got the Linux Basics for Hackers book but it’s at home while I’m on vacation.

I’m just really happy rn yall :) this install took some work, SecureBoot kept getting in the way and I’m not the most savvy person so there was a lot of Googling and trial and error in the way of getting here.

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Great work! Glad you’re with us

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“I’m just really happy rn yall” - be careful with that rn command if you’re anywhere near Arch, wouldn’t want all your happy uninstalled! Seriously though, good for you! Welcome to freedom.

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sudo right now -rf /

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This instantly tripled my free space.

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Worth reading

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Be mindful that Linux changes faster than a lot of books. I would stick to online documentation.

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Books will teach the essentials: my core UNIX knowledge comes from an SVR4 book I read in the late 2000s (a decade or more after it was relevant) and it’s still applicable today

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Those books were published in 2019 and 2021. They’ll still be mostly accurate a decade from now. Open-source developers usually try not to introduce breaking changes to mature software unless absolutely necessary.

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Schotts actually provides TLCL for free, and last updated it a month ago:

https://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

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Documentation is not the proper place for an absolute beginner to learn (unless it explicitly has tutorials, and even then they’re not always great).

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sudo right now -rf /

Edit: this was supposed to be a reply to a different comment

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There’s always one lol

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Oh this was meant to be a reply to a different comment

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I am extremely excited for you. Welcome.

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