Good day all,

I’m currently about 3 months into using Linux exclusively for personal computing and gaming. I stared out trying EndeavourOs /w the Linux Surface kernel on my Surface, having now settled on Manjaro on my surface and CachyOS on my gaming rig.

So far the experience has been relatively painless. Now, having settled down comfortably into a rhythm of running sudo pacman -Syu, getting lost in the AUR and wiki, I feel like exploring more into what Linux has to offer.

So, on to my question, what do i do now? There’s a bit of choice paralysis for me. Where did you all decide to dig in first? What resources did you use? What projects did you take on to deepen your knowledge? What do you feel is essential for crossing the threshold from average user to almost-superuser, then from there and beyond?

Thanks in advance for your time. Hope to hear from you all soon.

  • 299792458msEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I would take a look at ways to backup your system and how to maintain it. Maybe self hosting something like Jellyfin, otherwise you could always some little fun customizing desktops and window managers.

    • ScientifficDoggoOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      What method/software do you use to create/manage your backups? No need to get into the weeds if you don’t want to, I’ll look up the specifics on my own.

      What’s a mistake you made, if any, when backing up your systems?

      I’ve actually been on the hunt for a cheap desktop to turn into a media server but everyone around me is overvaluing their 12 year old hardware, might just bite the bullet and make one myself.

      • 299792458msEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I use timeshift(backup/restore utility) using BTRFS (file system type) and mounted subvolumes wrong and something else, when I tried to restored I borked my system.

        As for the media server, some will suggest using no GUI or a very light desktop for convenience(XFCE maybe…). If you feel comfortable in the cli then its a no brainer, everything is faster. Oh and probably Debian for servers.