Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

What are some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux?

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What are some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux?

Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it’s the package manager.

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I’d never heard of nixpkgs before so thought it was some small niche thing

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