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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What are some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it's the package manager.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

There isn't a hardware panel nor a proper task manager nor a GUI registery editor.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There is no registry in Linux so there can't be a registry editor.

Hardware panels and task managers do exist (and they come in more windows-like distros), they're just different to Windows ones. I do concede that hardware management in Windows is much easier.

Task manager for Windows absolutely blows though. It doesn't show real data, just estimates that sometimes are wildly wrong.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well Linux doesn't have a registry, so an editor would also not exist, to be fair.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

dconf editor is kinda like regedit for GNOME apps ig?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In a hand wavy way, yes. You are just editing the settings of one suite of software, not really an OS "registry". Closest to that in Linux is editing /etc, but even then, not all software is configured there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

True

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not for long if Lennart has anything to say about it, I'm sure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I disagree on the task manager. I like the KDE Plasma monitor application for instance. Very convenient way to sigterm or sigkill.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Agreed, and if you're not on KDE then htop will do just fine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

htop

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Or even better, btop