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title = 'The start of my Linux journey'
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date = 2023-11-29T15:30:55+01:00
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author = 'Janis Hutz'
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tags = [ 'Linux' ]
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categories = [ 'Stories' ]
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series = [ 'My Linux Journey' ]
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featuredImage = 'featured-image.jpg'
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Attribution for featured image:
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Thanks to ["malkowitch"](https://www.deviantart.com/malkowitch/gallery) for the feature graphic of this post. No modifications were made. This image is licensed under the [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) licence
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# The start of my Linux journey
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In autumn 2021, after getting more and more fed up with Windows and also really getting into software development, Windows just didn't cut it anymore. So I decided to give Linux a shot. Also, Windows 11 was just around the corner and I absolutely hated it.
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# Selecting a distribution
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For me, selecting a Linux distribution wasn't all that hard, since I had been looking at various distros for quite some time and I had tested out a few of them in both VMs and live boot environments, which is also something I recommend you do.
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For obvious reasons, I also had a look at Ubuntu, with it being the most famous Linux distribution for the average PC user, but I didn't like it all that much. I also gave Linux Mint, Pop!_OS and Fedora a shot, but I ultimately settled on ZorinOS Core 16. It ended up ticking all my boxes at the time, which were:
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- Being easy to use for somebody that comes from Windows (aka Windows-Like UI)
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- Giving me an introduction to a new style of UI
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- Being preconfigured for me, so I can just get started
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ZorinOS has a multitude |