GNOME is fairly similar to Windows and macOS in that you manipulate windows on the screen for applications that you can move and resize to meet your needs. For example, one of the most popular distributions of Linux is Ubuntu, and the default desktop environment that Ubuntu uses is called GNOME. To generalize the Linux experience, you have a couple of main options to get started: what distribution do you want, and what desktop environment do you like best? Think of the distribution as the underlying foundation of the OS, while the desktop environment is the GUI that you see and interact with. It was cool to see what a “free” OS could do, but it was rarely anything besides a quick distraction.Īs part of this new journey, I’ve become quite smitten with the power and stability that Linux can offer, as well as the overwhelming amount of customization and tinkering that I can do as long as my appetite for the terminal and configuration files is strong. I’ve had brief encounters in the past with some of the more common distros, but they just never stuck due to the prevalence of Windows and my affinity for Macs. Over the past year, I’ve been on a quest to learn more about other operating systems - specifically, Linux.
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