What would people recommend as a good, contemporary, introduction to Linux for a non-programmer with a science and engineering background?
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Replying to @milessabin
I hate to say this (and it's only semi-serious) but, an installation guide to something like Gentoo or Arch. They have to cover the fundamentals, they're regularly reviewed, updated and tested, and are representative of the general experience of using Linux.
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Replying to @propensive
I think everyone arrives at the Arch documentation eventually, but I'm not sure it's the place for someone to start.
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Replying to @milessabin @propensive
I always think I have the Arch/Gentoo installations down by heart - then I get to the hell that is bootloaders. I had to manually patch grub last time

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Replying to @FelixMulder @milessabin
Actually, the one thing which riles me every time in the Gentoo Handbook is the line saying, "People think kernel configuration is hard, but nothing could be further from the truth." Great; so now not only am I finding it hard, but I feel stupid, too...
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(But in general it's very informative.)
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