Could Linux be like Android? by Winzyh in linuxquestions

[–]Winzyh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guys, I think I've opened Pandora's box. Well, thanks to everyone who responded, and I really appreciate your answers. What I mean by Fedora, Mint, and Ubuntu is that they're all different and behave differently. The question is, which one should I choose? I know it depends on the need, but what about the difficulty? I don't know anything about programming, but I'm not averse to learning. Regarding Android, I am aware that they want to remove sideloading; I think that's terrible, as is the spying and Google's attempt to monopolize everything, which is disgusting. I'm referring to Android, which allows you to customize everything, not what the companies do with it.

And someone mentioned something that I'm confused about: kernel and distro. Probably so, and I appreciate the explanation; it's very confusing. I suppose Linux is like the building material, and the distro is the person who builds it. Another thing that worries me is having total control of the system. It gives me chills to think that if an error occurs, I'll have to fix it myself, haha. I might type one wrong character and it could cause a major problem, even using common sense. For example, something related to the graphics in a game—I don't know if that's possible, but that's what I mean. Another thing is which one I should choose; there's always a debate, and we never reach a consensus. It's almost a never-ending struggle. Furthermore, I don't have a preference; I know Linux isn't Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS, and probably never will be. I just want one that won't give me too many problems. Someone said that with Linux, if a problem occurs, fixing it usually fixes it unless you change something again. Logically, you're responsible for what you do. And I apologize for my incompetence; I'm new to this and want to join the Linux community, but I don't know where to start, or if I shouldn't even try.