I have tried to learn Linux for ages, and have experimented with installing Arch and Ubuntu. Usually something goes wrong when I try to set up a desktop environment after installing Arch in VirtualBox. KDE gave me a problem where I couldn’t log in after getting to the point where my username was displayed in a similar format to how it is for Windows. My end use case is to help keep my workflow more organized than haphazardly throwing files somewhere on my desktop or in a folder nested somewhere that I’ll just inevitably lose :(

Somehow after all this time, I feel like I actually understand less about my computer and what I need to understand regarding its facets. Is it an unrealistic goal to want to eventually run a computer with coreboot and a more cybersecurity heavy emphasis? I’m still a noob at this and any advice would be appreciated!

    • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      It sounds as if OP was beyond the stage of playing inside a live-boot… plus you’ll never get to really get a feel for a distro if you can’t even install new packages properly.

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        1 year ago

        You can install the os to a thumb drive too. Performance will be meh but it’s fine for testing and can be brought with you while out and about

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          1 year ago

          Yes, with the caveat that it could overwrite the Grub menu/boot partitions of other Linux installs on the device. I’d disconnect all disks with working Linux partitions and possibly all Windows ones too while installing to USB from a Live USB.