I am a Linux beginner/amateur and I have sort of had enough of copy and pasting commands I find on the internet without having a good understanding of how they actually work.

I guess my end goal is to be able to comfortably install and use arch Linux with my own customization’s and be able to fix it when things go wrong.

What tips/ideas do you have for getting better at navigating the terminal, and getting a better understanding of how the os works. What is a good roadmap to follow? And how did you, advanced Linux user, get to the stage your at now?

Edit: my current distro is bazzite just in case you were interested and thanks for all the replies you are all really helpful.

  • LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works
    53·
    3 months ago

    Just install Arch, when You follow wiki it’s not that hard. if You will make mistakes during the process, You will gain better understanding of how things works while fixing errors.

    • annoyed-onion@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 months ago

      This. The arch wiki is a treasure trove of information. The more you do, the more you’ll learn.

      Also, don’t blindly copy paste configs for editors or window managers. Just slowly build them up based on your own use. It’ll be painful initially but worthwhile in the long run

      • pineapple@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I think I will try something like manjaro first see what it’s like and then move onto arch.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      41·
      3 months ago

      Certainly a worthwhile endeavour. But I’d recommend doing it in a VM or a secondary machine before jumping right in on your main computer.