Learn Linux Mint now - Guide for Complete Linux Beginners
What you'll learn
- install Linux Mint on your own hardware
- configure and manage your own Linux Mint installation
- use Linux Mint as a realiable, free OS on a daily basis
- keeping your system up to date in a very easy way
Requirements
- some basic computing skills
- a computer or laptop to install Linux Mint on
- you want to discover an open, well designed, stable, free OS
Description
Are you tired of Windows? Do you think there must be more? And that it can be easy, sexy and secure at the same time? Great! Because that's true for the beginner friendly Linux Mint.
In this course I will show you how you can easily install and configure this operating system.
We will start at a very basic level. No prior Linux knowledge is required.
First you will learn how to prepare for the installation, doing this like creating a bootable USB stick and checking the system requirements.
Then you will dive in with the live system. It allows you to run Linux without installing it. This way you can have a look around as long as you want.
And from there it’s also really easy to actually install the system.
Once rebooted and logged in, we will do some basic configuration. You will see that all this can be pretty easy – compared to other operating systems.
And then you will make yourself feel at home by setting themes and appearance the way you want.
And the good things don’t end here: The system comes with a great amount of common programs installed, such as drivers for most devices, a complete office suite equivalent to Microsoft Office, and much, much more.
Sure, there are a few things to get used to: The file system works differently and permissions are important to understand. But don’t worry. We will go that way together!
You will also learn how to manage programs on your new machine easily. The software manager takes charge of updating the system components and most of the applications, that can be installed. And there is a wide variety of applications available for Linux Mint: almost 60.000 are in the official repositories. This includes nearly any type of software you can imagine.
Then I will also help you making your transition from Windows to Linux easier: We will look at common programs and their alternatives under Linux Mint.
And if you want to dive deeper: no problem. There is also a section on the Linux terminal that will help you make your first steps with it.
Last but not least you will find a section with useful tips and tricks for common tasks, that you will be doing on your new operating system Linux Mint.
What are you waiting for? Enroll now!
Who this course is for:
- anybody with NO prior Linux experience
- people looking for a real alternative for Windows
- people looking for a real alternative for MacOS
Instructor
=== English ===
Hello, my name is Samuel.
I am a data solution developer and started working in this field in 2009. Since then I have built many challenging and exciting data warehouse projects.
My specialities are ETL, data integration, databases, SQL and Java. Over the last few years, the tool stack has continued to grow. It now includes AWS, Python, JSON, Big Data and NoSQL as well.
This allows me to combine data from many sources in a structured and useful manner. So that ultimately, companies can make better decisions.
I’m happy to share some of my knowledge here with you now.
Happy learning
=== Español ===
Hola, mi nombre es Samuel.
Soy desarrollador de soluciones de datos y empecé a trabajar en este campo en 2009. Desde entonces he construido muchos proyectos de almacén de datos desafiantes y emocionantes.
Mis especialidades son ETL, integración de datos, bases de datos, SQL y Java. En los últimos años, la pila de herramientas ha seguido creciendo. Ahora incluye también AWS, Python, JSON, Big Data y NoSQL.
Esto me permite combinar datos de muchas fuentes de forma estructurada y útil. Para que, en última instancia, las empresas puedan tomar mejores decisiones.
Estoy feliz de compartir algunos de mis conocimientos aquí contigo ahora.
Feliz aprendizaje
=== Deutsch ===
Hallo, mein Name ist Samuel.
Ich bin Entwickler von Datenlösungen und habe 2009 in diesem Bereich gestartet. Seitdem habe ich viele anspruchsvolle und spannende Data-Warehouse-Projekte entwickelt.
Meine Spezialgebiete sind ETL, Datenintegration, Datenbanken, SQL und Java. In den letzten Jahren hat sich der Tool-Stack weiter vergrößert. Er umfasst jetzt auch AWS, Python, JSON, Big Data und NoSQL.
Dies ermöglicht es mir, Daten aus vielen Quellen strukturiert und sinnvoll zu kombinieren. So können Unternehmen letztendlich bessere Entscheidungen treffen.
Ich freue mich, einen Teil meines Wissens nun hier mit dir zu teilen.
Viel Spaß beim Lernen