Newbie here

I like to have more than one kernel installed. I normally use linux-lts but mainline linux is good as a backup. It really depends on your hardware – most likely, you won’t notice any difference between them.

Don’t install more than 1 desktop, you’ll get conflicts. Stick to KDE Plasma.

You’ll figure out the terminal along the way. Most of the things you can do in GUI, only it may be more efficient to do them in the terminal. The exception, on EndeavourOS at least, is package management (installing and removing software), this has to be done through the terminal.

Read this:

When it comes to btrfs vs. ext4, I prefer ext4, because it is simpler, faster, and more reliable. Btrfs has some very fancy features, like copy-on-write, but I honestly have no need for that. You may be different in that regard. It comes down to personal preference, both are excellent filesystems.

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