Linux Survival Guide #1: Distros & Drives
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Weekly videos on computing and related topics. ExplainingComputers is produced and presented by Christopher Barnatt, who spent 25 years teaching computing and future studies in the University of Nottingham, and who is the author of thirteen books including "Digital Genesis: The Future of Computing, Robots and AI", "3D Printing: Third Edition" and "The Next Big Thing". If you are looking for hardware that I use in my videos, I have created Amazon Storefronts (US & UK) that are linked below. Please note that as an Amazon Associate I earn a commission from any qualifying purchases you may make. Please note that the e-mail address below really is for business enquiries only. If you want to contact me on another matter, please do so via a video comment. Due to the volume of communications I receive, I cannot offer a technical support service via e-mail.
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What is a Linux distro? Which distro should you choose? And how do drives and partitions work in Linux? This video explains, with a focus on users migrating from Windows to Linux. The “Linux Terminal Introduction” video that I mention in this episode is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkB-eRCzWIU And the second episode in my "Linux Survival Guide" is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifUJt1tqP_Q And the third episode (on GPU drivers and printing) is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lah9rMX1FnI And some of the ExplainingComputers videos that detail different Linux distros, including their installation, are as follows: Linux Mint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ZAH7LWl-o Zorin OS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTMBFtl_xs4 Ubuntu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBCE-ZH_xLA Ubuntu Studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hXBRQPkDw8 Pop!_OS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mie3vxD4O6g Manjaro & PCLinuxOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcmkw22jV4g openSUSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3b6b1iHIA The Distro Test website where you can try out different distros online is here: https://distrotest.net/ More videos on computing and related topics can be found at http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputers You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefuture Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 What is a Distro? 03:47 Which Distro? 07:20 Linux Drives 09:17 Drives, Partitions & Volumes 15:18 Wrap
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