Hello guys im am new to linux i recently switched from Arch linux to OpenMandriva after breaking my failing to do an arch install I have recently found OpenMandriva after a Youtube Channel named The lunduke journal so i installed OpenMandriva but i don’t know what to do with linux i tried the package manager and all other applications the desktop is pretty nice I want some suggestions on how to use my newly install OpenMandriva OS
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Welcome! We are happy to see you here and hope that you will decide to make this your home.
Many of us came here after watching Lunduke’s video. If you are completely new to Linux, this is going to be a huge learning curve, but Linux is much easier to use today than it was when I started 20+ years ago.
1 File Structure is not like WIndows. There is no C: drive. There are some pretty good YouTube videos out there on Linux File Systems. Go subscribe to Jay and watch his tutorial videos. He does a great job. https://www.youtube.com/@LearnLinuxTV
2 We don’t put spaces in file names. We try not to use Upper Case letters in file names. So make the effort to break those Windows habbits. 
3 Most programs have different names. We don’t use copyrighted names. If a software company makes a Windows and Linux version of their software, you will see it with the same name here.
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My best advice for new linux users is to not be afraid of the terminal. It can be your best friend. Learning just a few commands can really improve your experience.
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Seconding what @LeeTalbert says about using the terminal. I believe that if users new to Linux expecially OMLx (OpenMandriva Linux) start with software searching, installing, removing, and upgrading system this is an excellent and easy way to get used to and comfortable with using the cli (Command Line Interface) or terminal (Konsole in Plasma desktop).
dnf is the command line package manager used by all OMLx versions or branches.
How To use dnf (any version of OMLx)
Repositories are where the .rpm files for all OMLx software reside. Understanding our repositories and how to edit them to your needs:
How to edit repositories in your OM Lx system
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Hey welcome to Linux!
I just started finding programs I usually use, and just start slowly USING OMLx Linux as a daily driver little by little. Asking here is your friend, and also asking Grok or an AI also has helped me get alot of quick answers.
Do you know the difference between AppImages, Flatpacks, and programs available in the package manager/OM Welcome? Even that, for a rank beginner like me was helpful to learn as I was tracking down programs I wanted to use. Good AI prompt always goes like "I use OpenMandriva, how do I install a Flatpack application?" (or whatever), but that cues it into answering according to how OpenMandriva does it 
Welcome!
Just start actually using it and customizing the desktop to how you like it!
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When you get a moment, please tell us what system you are using. This will help us guide you.
Remember this. It is much easier to walk you through something, than to fix a broken system. Ask questions.
Here is the command we use to update our systems. Just copy and paste it into the terminal and run it. You can run it again by using the ^ arrow. It also saves a log file that we can use to figure out if something went wrong.
sudo dnf clean all ; dnf clean all ; sudo dnf distro-sync --refresh --allowerasing 2>&1| tee dsync2-log.txt
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Excellent! The biggest mistakes we see with new users are not recognizing that OMLx is different from any other Linux distro.
- We are under no obligation to follow or “be like” or “do things like” any other Linux distro. That said a lot of things are similar. For example I use Arch Linux and Fedora documentation a good bit and sometimes, gasp, cough, even Ubuntu doc’s. But there are things that need to be done a specific way in OMLx this just takes a bit of time and familiarity.
- Thus new users need to really read or at least be aware of our Release Note and Errata for their release in case they encounter a problem look there first. Also know where the Forum Resources section is and use it and where OM wiki is and use that.
- A lot of problems come from users doing the opposite of @Thomas-Cee and installing OMLx and then immediately they start adding and customizing before getting used to the nuances of OMLx and used to this OM Community. “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” .Then “Know it before you fix it”.
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This is one of the many reasons I have loved OMLx @Mentality-Outlawed, they are themselves and only themselves
ALSO! Linux IS different from Windows, but at the same time, it’s also very similar.
Applications work the same except for the installing/updating process, they all have desktops, Windows Explorer/Dolpin file explorer, internet browsers work the same, etc.
The more you start using it, the more you see that any good operating system like OMLx just tries to be invisible to us. It just quietly works and is beyond fully capable of work and daily usage
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Another sent by Lunduke. So many are showing up from just one short video. This is a welcoming group here.
How long until the Wokesters start to notice and “start to change their ways?”
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You can begin your customization journey with a simple wallpaper change. Just create a folder called ~/Pictures/wallpaper and drop some in there. Add the location and they become a choice in the menu.
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Welcome! We’re happy to answer specific questions, but general “how do I start” questions that are often not looked upon favorably.
That being said, I use only office as an office suite, betterbird for email and a combination of water Fox & brave for web browsing
You are new to Linux and you were using Arch? You are also using a picture of Mental Outlaw along with a modification of his nick, and your post has no punctuation. I’m seriously questioning your motives.
Im actually a long time linux user im just testing what the community is like and also im not a type of guy who would put punctuations and im used to fast typing so that’s why
Dear @Mentality-Outlawed
I (and guess probably most of us) can live with and respect your [uncommon] decision to not use puntuations.
However, for your messages to be better understood and properly replied I’d humbly suggest to at least use some empty lines between sentences.
Consider also that not everyone is English native speaker so it makes even more difficult the reading 
That said, do what you feel better.
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