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Eliot Lash

Fedi, I know you are begging to answer this. What's a good #Linux distro for a retired non-techie who's only ever used windows?

I was just talking to my neighbor and he said he tried to upgrade from #windows 10 to windows 11 but got some message that his computer might not be compatible and might "lose services." If he can't upgrade to 11, I pitched him Linux as an alternative to buying a new computer because apparently support ends in October.

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araly

#linux #linuxnewbie #linuxquestions

I want to try linux, but I don't know where to start
Trying out something new is daunting, especially when it's an operating system that runs all your stuff.
Before jumping directly into installing linux, I'd first note down what you use your current OS for.

WHAT DO YOU USE THE COMPUTER FOR ?
Note down the apps that you use !
- Linux has browsers, and they are the same ones that you have on Windows or Mac, so websites and web apps will work on linux.
- Do you use "production" software, like for painting, 3d rendering, game engines, DAWs, video editors ...
- Do you have some fancy equipment that you plug to the computer ? Do you have software that interacts with that equipment ? Music hardware, machines, hobby stuff ?
- Do you play games ? Will the saves carry over easily (for example via Steam). Do you mod the games ?

Some of what you currently use will work on linux, some of it won't. It's better to figure out that before installing anything. Some things have good alternatives, some don't, it's all up to personal preference if the alternatives work. You can probably try the alternatives already in your current OS !

You're changing the OS, so things will necessarily be different. Be aware that it might cause some friction, but for a better experience, it's better to try to do things "the linux way", rather than try to force a "windows way" into linux.

DO YOU WORK ON THE COMPUTER ? DO YOU DEPEND ON, OR RELY ON THE COMPUTER ?
It's easy to install linux, but if something break, or something is too different, or even just a slower workflow that you're not used to, it can make your linux journey into a very not fun one. If possible, I'd advise for using linux "for fun" first, getting familiar with it first, before moving to use it for anything remotely "important".

Don't expect things to "just work". Things should in general "just work", but there's always exceptions, and it's better to expect some issue along the way.

DO YOU HAVE A SPARE COMPUTER, OR A SPARE DRIVE ON YOUR COMPUTER ?
Linux is very good with slow and old computers, start first on an old laptop that's been tucked away in a drawer, as you remove the risk of messing up your main computer. It's also fun to "revive" a computer that got too slow.

If you have a spare drive, you can install linux on it, and not touch your main drive at all, leaving you with your current OS intact. In general, always triple check that when you're doing modifications to a drive, that you're targeting the correct drive !

ASK QUESTIONS !
It's always okay to ask questions. Some people might get annoying, but you have those in every community. Block them and don't get stuck into unnecessary debates. The best way to ask questions is to say what you're trying to do, say what you tried and what didn't work. Also, there's no need to ask for permission to ask a question, ask your question directly !

Keep in mind that Linux is mainly just a bunch of people doing stuff on their free time, so people might not have the time or the energy to answer your questions right away. Some people might not know a lot but still try to answer, some people might expect you to know a lot and give you a technical answer. You can always say "sorry I already tried that, but it didn't work, it did that instead / it's not what I want", or "sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about, can you go slower, step by step ?"

A lot of information is already available, but it might be difficult to know how to find it. Some questions as you're figuring linux out will probably be how to find the information. Linux in general will try to be verbose, will try to tell you what's going on. It might be a lot and hard to read, but with time you'll find that it's really helpful, especially compared to Windows where there's a lot of guess work involved in figuring out what's wrong.
Matt :opensuse: :wayland:

So with my homelab computer, I want to have it so that it stays on during the day, and then at night it will hibernate. Do any of the desktop environments allow you to set this up? Or is there a tool out there that will let me schedule power management in this way? #Linux #linuxquestions

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Will Linux implement the new post-quantum cryptography standards coming out next year?

csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-qu

Discussions: discu.eu/q/https://csrc.nist.g

CSRC | NIST · Post-Quantum Cryptography | CSRC | CSRCPublic comments are available for Draft FIPS 203, Draft FIPS 204 and Draft FIPS 205, which specify algorithms derived from CRYSTALS-Dilithium, CRYSTALS-KYBER and SPHINCS+.  The public comment period closed November 22, 2023. PQC Seminars Next Talk:  May 21, 2024 4th Round KEMs   Additional Digital Signature Schemes - Round 1 Submissions PQC License Summary & Excerpts Background NIST initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize one or more quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms.  Full details can be found in the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization page.   In recent years, there has been a substantial amount of research on quantum computers – machines that exploit quantum mechanical phenomena to solve mathematical problems that are difficult or intractable for conventional computers. If large-scale quantum computers are ever built, they will be able to break many of the public-key cryptosystems currently in use. This would seriously compromise the confidentiality and...
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