[ale] How useful is Raspbian for Newbie Learning Linux?

[Chuck Payne]

Useful. I won't worry about, messing with another distro or hardware
until you get the basic down. Raspberry OS is perfect for that. Think
about this, for the cost, it pennies compared to install on a desktop
or laptop. You don't have to worry about do I have the correct drivers
for my wifi or will I lose my Windows install if you try to do a dual
boot.

$45 for Pi4 with 4 Gigs, is a good desktop. There are limits, but to
again to get the basic how to use linux it great.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 11:16 PM Boris Borisov via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
> Yep besides running small size computer there is nothing small about Raspbian. You can do almost everything on it. Probably cannot use it as VM host but that is particular use.
>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 23:04 Byron Jeff via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>
>> Both. Raspian is a complete Linux distribution that targets the pi. Also
>> there are others.
>>
>> What specific commands are you planning on learning? Just curious.
>>
>> BAJ
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 08:14:30PM -0500, electrophic wrote:
>> >    Jeff, are you saying that Raspbian is a full version of Linux or that
>> >    one can load a full version of Linux as an alternative to Raspbian?
>> >
>> >    Sent from my Galaxy
>> >
>> >    -------- Original message --------
>> >    From: Byron Jeff <byronjeff at clayton.edu>
>> >    Date: 1/7/21 7:31 PM (GMT-05:00)
>> >    To: Mark Ogilvie <electrophic at gmail.com>, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>> >    <ale at ale.org>
>> >    Subject: Re: [ale] How useful is Raspbian for Newbie Learning Linux?
>> >
>> >    It isn't a subset. There are full Linux distributions for the Raspberry
>> >    Pi.
>> >    The only thing is that you have to work out your connectivity. You'll
>> >    need
>> >    a keyboard, mouse, monitor, and power supply to get it going.
>> >    BAJ
>> >    On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 07:27:11PM -0500, Mark Ogilvie via Ale wrote:
>> >    >    How useful is Raspbian as a tool for a beginner who wants to learn
>> >    >    Linux commands?
>> >    >    I have other options, so I don't want to spend too much time on it
>> >    if
>> >    >    it is not full-featured, a subset of standard Linux OS. Thanks!
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