Considering Starting Linux

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I have been using Windows my entire life, but since I got my Steam Deck I’ve been considering trying to get into Linux. I obviously don’t have much of an idea where to begin, other than that I’m currently also trying to learn Javascript. I’d like a basic workstation I can code on and mess with, that doesn’t run more than a couple hundred. Could use some recommendations for hardware plus where to begin.

Try NixOS. Snowflake is a good start.

Having a mutable Distro may be better suited than immutable. Containers are annoying.

But having a system that does what it is supposed to do, and if you remove a package its gone and if you add one its there is a big thing.

Install Debian, and if you’ve got a reasonable powerful computer, install NixOS in a virtual machine. Then, when it breaks and you get frustrated, you aren’t down to zero OSes.
I would never recommend installing Debian. Everything is soo manual. Fedora has the way better user experience with everything preconfigured.
Ah. You haven’t tried installing it since 1902.
Nothing exists before 1970-01-01. This is the *nix epoch!
I literally upgraded 6 PCs to Debian 12 and it was a pain in the ass
I’m honestly baffled

They dont even have a “sudo apt system-upgrade”, while this is a fully automateable process.

I needed to follow some random blogpost because I could not find any official (big advertized) documentation.

I agree, one friend installed Debian because he saw that everyone recommended it, but he couldn’t understand how to make VirtualBox work, even less when I explained the reason to him. He ended up returning to Windows because of more issues and he didn’t like troubleshooting as much as I do lol

I’d say Linux Mint is pretty good too, Debian alone may be harder for new people who wants a system that just works out of the box.