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optimusprime03 · 06-05-2020, 06:06 AM

This is my first post. Trying to decide what distro to build from. Just tired of microhard and seeking a new way of computing. Will probably start with Ubuntu and go from there. Never done any programming so I will have to learn everything. Where should I start? I just learned I initially signed up in June of 2012. What happened?

wpeckham · 06-05-2020, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by optimusprime03

This is my first post. Trying to decide what distro to build from. Just tired of microhard and seeking a new way of computing. Will probably start with Ubuntu and go from there. Never done any programming so I will have to learn everything. Where should I start? I just learned I initially signed up in June of 2012. What happened?

Considering the question of what you mean by "build" in this context.

Learning and using Linux (or BSD) does not require learning to program, but learning to program helps understand EVERYTHING else in computing.

I do not know the answer to your question, but: Welcome to the jungle!

rtmistler · 06-05-2020, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by optimusprime03

This is my first post. Trying to decide what distro to build from. Just tired of microhard and seeking a new way of computing. Will probably start with Ubuntu and go from there. Never done any programming so I will have to learn everything. Where should I start? I just learned I initially signed up in June of 2012. What happened?

Do you mean just write and compile C or C++ programs to run on your Linux system? Be they user applications or things like kernel drivers? If so Ubuntu desktop is perfectly fine.

Or something else?

Depending on what you want there can be tools you can install to help improve the experience.

hazel · 06-05-2020, 09:04 AM

If you want to build C programs, all Debian derivatives such as Ubuntu have a package called build-essential. Install this and you will have all the necessary tools at your disposal.

rtmistler · 06-05-2020, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by hazel

If you want to build C programs, all Debian derivatives such as Ubuntu have a package called build-essential. Install this and you will have all the necessary tools at your disposal.

build-essential should already be on a default Ubuntu desktop, current version?

EDIT: It's not for 20.04 so I'm incorrect there.

quickbreakfast · 06-05-2020, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by optimusprime03

This is my first post. Will probably start with Ubuntu and go from there.

Ubuntu us as good as a distro as any to start. But don't be surprised if, like finding a partner, you jump round a bit (called distro hopping) before settling on the distro you mainly use.

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Never done any programming so I will have to learn everything.

If it makes you feel any better I don't do any programming and I've been using linux for several years.

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Where should I start?

With a willingness to-

1/ learn

2/ no fear of asking silly questions

3/ an expectation of pulling hair out in frustration, and

4/no fear of using the command line/terminal (potato/potatoe)

jamison20000e · 06-05-2020, 06:50 PM

Ruby was a fun start for me.
https://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

Hear lots kicked off with Python?

Someone just posted about Haskell on the what you reading thread.
http://learnyouahaskell.com/chapters

So-many great tutors and magazines out there, free as well. How about games like Robocode or even hardware like Pi(s)?

Here's a good tutorial to everything: http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/p...es/bones.shtml

Have fun!