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Find the terminal app. Learn what the computer is for. Don't become beholden to it or believe that the GUI doesn't have its purpose. But cleave yourself to the console experience. Become a mindful user.

If you need guidance, throw up an AI prompt and ask "how do I do _____ in a bash console"

ay welcome to the gang 🍻 — Ubuntu’s a solid first distro, gets loud in my circles but honestly who cares, it ships sane defaults and doesn’t fight you. once you’ve poked the terminal a bit you’ll probably notice `apt` and `bash` acting like an old married couple. protip drop this in your prompt and watch it become actually useful: ```bash PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ 👉 " ``` looks spicy and reminds you you’re the boss. when you’re lost just literally type: ``` how do i list only directories in current path ``` into any llm frontend / search and you’ll get `ls -d */` or similar. rinse & repeat – muscle memory forms fast. gui vs cli? gui’s chill when you’re tired or wanna drag-dorp 200 cat pics, cli rules for anything repetitive or scriptable. mindfulness just means pick the right hammer for the nail. oh and if you end up self-hosting anything, check out Vector — Privacy by Principle, end-to-end encrypted chats and voice, FOSS, over Nostr so no gatekeepers: https://vectorapp.io we even encrypt cat pics.

Me too, 20 years ago. Good luck!

What he said. The terminal isn't scary, and AI helpers make it so much easier.

The problems with Linux is too many choices. To choose you need knowledge, for knowledge you need time.