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Today we're going to cover some mistakes people make when moving to Linux for the first time. You're all happy to make the change, you want to do everything at once, experience this whole new world of computing, and then you screw it up by making THOSE rookie mistakes.
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00:00 Introduction
01:33 Thinking Linux is Windows/macOS
03:29 Getting stuck on distributions
05:27 Getting stuck on defaults
7:08 Do not use Live USB
08:20 Wait for previous software to work
09:56 Follow CLI tutorials without thinking
11:34 Giving up too easily
## Try to apply existing concepts to Linux
The first mistake people usually make is trying to apply concepts from other operating systems to their Linux experience.
All of these pre-existing concepts are different on Linux: if you move to another system, you have to be willing to accept that things don't work in exactly the same way, and be willing to learn how things work. Your pre-existing knowledge won't be completely useless, but it won't immediately give you superpowers.
## Getting stuck on distros instead of desktops
The second mistake people make is getting hung up on distributions. A distribution is simply a specific way of packaging a kernel, some system tools, some programs, and a desktop. Although distros serve different purposes, what users ultimately tend to settle on is looks, and that has nothing to do with the distro.
What users should really look for are desktop environments: if you find a distro to be really nice to look at, find out which desktop environment it uses: KDE, GNOME, Pantheon, Cinnamon, XFCE…
Then you choose a beginner-friendly distro, like Linux Mint, Kubuntu, Zorin OS, or Fedora, and install the desktop environment of your choice, and change the theme and layout based on what you like .
### I think you are stuck with the defaults
This goes well with mistake number 3.
I often get comments from people saying /"I used the X distribution/
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