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If you have gained some Linux skills after using Ubuntu for some time, you may try switching to these distributions to explore the world of Linux distributions further.
Ubuntu is one of the best Linux distributions for beginners. It's an excellent platform for people new to Linux. It is easy to install, has tons of free resources available along with a massive list of applications available for it. https://itsfoss.com/distribution-after-ubuntu/
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Discussion: Which Linux Distribution to Use After Ubuntu?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 24 2018, @11:54AM (2 children)
What you learn from re-spinning your distro can teach you as much or more than just moving to another distro.
Whether it's changing the init system, stripping out bloat or using a different compiler, it's a test of the flexibility of the tools available and the quality of the packaging effort. In large distros it shows who is breaking the "minimal dependency rule" in order to force an agenda, the tools they are using and therefore the mechanisms you can use to undo them.
Find your damage and route around it, work with others that think the same. It's our way.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Saturday March 24 2018, @12:17PM (1 child)
I agree entirely with the point you make. He could learn more by re-spinning his current distro, or changing the init system etc.
My argument is with the suggestion that changing distros is necessary or even desirable to increase one's understanding of how Linux works. Unless there is something that his current distro will not allow him to do then the change is unnecessary. He would learn more, perhaps, by trying LFS or whatever, but the the statement "I am assuming that you are at least an intermediate level Linux user who is comfortable using the command line. Probably you want to test your Linux skills by using a different distribution." from TFS is misleading. Simply switching to another distro will actually teach someone relatively little.
It is also wise to learn about those parts of the system that you do not like. If you are seeking a job down at the system management level, you need to know how all the different systems work in case that is the one that you are required to work with. At home, ignore systemd as much as you want, but not knowing how it works and being able to use it effectively does reduce your ability to work with those computers that do use it. I'm not suggesting that one is better than another, simply that sometimes you have to work with what you are given and not what you would like.
The major flaw in TFS is that it does not explain what it means by 'increasing one's understanding of how Linux works'. Without knowing what level of knowledge is desired as the end state, it is pointless to suggest a handful of different distros as being able to help reach that state.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 24 2018, @03:09PM
Oooh, I know, I'll test my Windows skills by switching from Windows 7 to Windows 10!