Honestly I'm becoming more and more interested in trying out #Linux lately. I've asked about it in a Discord server and I was recommended #PopOS. I think I might try installing it in #virtualbox and see how it goes. I guess I'm mainly held back by the learning curve and the fact that I wanna learn about a bunch of other tech stuff, so adding a whole new operating system might be pretty overwhelming.

@Nyla_Smokeyface even if it might be a bit much to digest, i'd start with something more basic like debian, arch, gentoo, slackware (i learned from all of those!).
you really learn more about the system with them. which is otherwise hidden from you by layers of GUIs.
second tip would be to do a real install on e.g. an old laptop. VMs are nice, but it's just not the same as real hardware.

@bonifartius @Nyla_Smokeyface Not everybody is ready for such a steep learning curve. I got into the "under-the-hood"-stuff after a while as well, but for me, and I think many more people new to Linux as well, it is essential to expierience themself at first, that Linux is usable without lots of knowledge about it.

Once someone is comfortable with Linux, nothing stops him from looking under the hood. So I don't see the point of recommending to start in hard mode right away.

@65536 i think all the features tend to get stuck in the head.
it's like the old idea that if you learn basic as your first language things get really hard if you want to learn another more advanced language.

@Nyla_Smokeyface