"Ubuntu Linux" and "Linux Mint" are two good linux "distros" for beginners. There's many more distros you can move to in the future as you learn more about it. Choosing a Linux distro, installing it on your computer and becoming proficient is almost-instant freedom from Microsoft Windows and Apple IOS which are equally as tyrannical in terms of the control they have over your digital/internet life, as Linux is empowering. Indeed. Linux is freedom.

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I recommend a Raspberry Pi...great little computer for $35

Still an awesome little device though, with so many applications :)

I switched to Linux on February 24th of this year, and never looked back. It performs much better than Windows, but there is a learning curve involved. But, it's totally worth it ("wget" is one of the best things ever invented)

That is true. That is why we must take steps to get past Android and on to something better, without the spyware and/or other bad stuff built on top of the kernel.

The sad irony of this, is that Android phones - the vast majority of which contains spyware from Google and other entities - is built atop the Linux kernel. (Of course, it's the stuff added atop the Linux kernel that makes it less than desirable, and not the kernel itself)

It's been a fun afternoon of getting to know many of my new subscribers in the chat here. Will be taking a break for a while, then back for a group voice chat tonight @ 9:00pm EST, to talk about our first new technology project we will be working on. Talk to you then, friends!

I’m not a tech person at all, but how do we get started? We’ve got to get off our butts and get going.

I think first most important thing to do is bulldoze all msm

Thanks for the add. I have been in the background reading JP's insights on the AZ and Mexican politics and more. I am not tech savvy but recognize this is going to be a great place to learn.

I also am not tech savvy but I find this conversation place very interesting. My daughter was IT, Military and now with Microsoft and knows a lot, I know nothing but this gives us a break from our usual sites that keep us up on the events of the world, and keep us angry, infuriated and more. This is refreshing and instructive. Thank you from an old GG GRANDMOTHER!!

About a month ago I spent an evening trying to understand Linux - reading articles, watching videos, etc. so I could ditch paying for Windows. I would like to switch, but at the end of those hours all I knew was just enough to know that I didn't have the first idea how to easily start going about it and didn't do any more with it. If there are people who want to make a difference, create a series of videos that show exactly how to do it, what to choose based on what you need, and how to find what you need on Linux to replace things you use in Windows (like the graphics that float around Gab that clearly show which new platform replaces each Big Tech platform). I know there are many women who would switch, but between homeschooling, homemaking, running a cottage business, etc. we don't have the bandwidth to figure it all out for ourselves. It's not that we couldn't do it. It's really a matter of time and only so much mental energy to get things done.

I’m with ya. I need Linux for Dummies.

For what it's worth, I think there is actually such a book available, called "Linux for Dummies", lol. Not that anyone here is actually a dummy. Please resist the temptation to comment about yours truly in that regard 😁

Each new linux user is one less person the deep state can watch/monitor/spy on/control/otherwise remotely own. Yes, becoming proficient in the use of technology's free opensource ecosystem, including using Linux as your operating system of choice, is that powerful. That's not all we're going to talk about on this channel. It will be a recurring theme, in small, bite-size chunks, to learn over time.

Voice chat starting now! https://t.me/jeffrey_peterson?voicechat