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any of them really. pick a DE that doesn't throw bitch fits about when you sign in as root. you dont want to have to use sudo and su constantly

>>20096
Does Debian require you to constantly use su even if you're using a root shell?

Linux for Niggers

I use debian but I used arch a lot too, both are great

Distro doesn't really matter. I guess arch will force you to use it more than any other distro, at least in the beginning. (Thoughbeit you can avoid the commandline almost entirely by using archinstall to immediately install graphical programs for everything like package management).

I do recommend the program/command tldr (github.com/tldr-pages/tldr). There's lots of different clients out there, some can be really slow. I personally use tealdeer which is instant.

>>20098 NTA but DE stands for Desktop Environment (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_environment). I'm assuming >>20096 is referring to the fact that most DE's login screens (AKA display manager/DM) don't let you log in as root (meaning you'd launch every program as root by default, all shells would be root shells, and you'd never have to put in the root password after logging in). This can be changed, naturally, though is inadvisable. See https://askubuntu.com/a/369013.

>>20139
I want to learn to use Linux through the terminal because that's how it was originally intended to be used o algo. I have some basic experience of using the terminal but I'd like to become fluent so I can use distros like Gemtoo or the different versions of BSD. Is Debian good for this?

>>20141
Yes, Debian should be fine.

>>20142
debian groomers are mogged by archchuds

>>20144
meds Arch is the official tranny distro

>>20144
>>20145
As far as I know there's practically no meaningful difference between the two apart from their package managers. The AUR is fantastic.
You can install apt from Arch's extra repository. God knows why you would do this but you can.

how are you learning to use the command line? are you just fucking around in the terminal or watching tutorials or reading something?
im also learning rn and im using this book

>>20093 (OP)
Debian is very stable. When setting it up, make sure that the root password is empty and that you have only configured your user password. This way, sudo will work out of the box.
>>20144
Arch is for trannies. Real Linux users download the kernel source, delete all the stuff they do not need, then compile.

>>20151
fucking around & tutorials but I'll probably use this book too o algo

>>20151
just use the commands as you need them in your day to day life, you'll memorize the important ones as you use them. search the internet if you don't know which command to use. other than that the man pages are all you need

>>20093 (OP)
use arch without a graphical userface

>>20175
meds

>>20093 (OP)
linux from scratch

>>20093 (OP)
pretty much every distro is the same except for the super autistic ones. just use whatever looks the best and feels the best to use.

Use anything without systemd don't infect your computer with too much troonsoft

avoid distros without vim and bash, thank me later