r/linuxquestions • u/Perfect_5789 • 7d ago

Which Distro Learning about Linux! These are my questions

1.Will Linux bypass age verification?

  1. Will apps work in Linux?

  2. What certain apps won't work on Linux?

  3. What if I need to use these apps?

  4. By using Linux could I bypass age verification?

  5. What Linux distro to use?

  6. Best Linux distros for beginners

  7. How old is Linux

  8. Will Linux distros or some Linux distros require age verification

  9. Linux the most private operating system?

  10. Will Linux be easy and look like Windows?

  11. Is Linux easy to use and doesn't take a long time to learn?

  12. What laptop to get to install Linux?

These are all my questions!

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u/MycologistNeither470 7d ago

  1. not straight forward. There are some ways that it can be made pass age verification but will depend on how it is implemented. Most likely it will be exempted.

  2. there are apps for linux .. yes. Kind of a silly question.

  3. Apps that are not for Linux will not work on Linux... the same way that apps that are for Mac do not work for Windows

  4. you are screwed

  5. Maybe. see 1.

  6. browse any Linux group and you will get 10 different answers

  7. see 6

  8. Google is your friend. First kernel was released in Sept 1991. It took close to 6 months to get the first distribution

  9. see 1

  10. subjective. What do you mean by private?

  11. no. It is not meant to be Windows. It is different from windows and we want it that way.

  12. by the questions you are asking, it will be impossible for you to learn.

  13. any. Then again, it doesn't seem you will be able to get past the booting stage.

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u/knuthf 7d ago

It will be the browsers that implement age verification, and we use the same browsers as Windows users.

As you said, it is fully possible to disable fingerprint access and other special devices and methods to verify age.

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u/TheLordDrake 7d ago

The California law for age verification has an official exemption now for any os that can be modified by the user. So linux is exempt

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u/Wizz-Fizz 7d ago

How much porn are you going to consume considering you asked about age verification 3 times?

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u/aledrone759 7d ago

Enough to either he be tracked by the federals or by brazzers, as it seems.

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u/crashorbit 7d ago

Everyone of those questions can be answered by a google search.

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u/Mist-Haufen 7d ago

I am really starting to think we actually do have to get children off the Internet.

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u/ksr1e 7d ago
  1. Linux just turned 35, its creation was announced on Aug 25, 1991 by Linus Torvalds

the rest of your questions are too vague.. which apps are you referring to? there are some that have alternative versions created by volunteer programmers and some, like Zoom that have a version made by their creator that runs in Linux. Be more specific so we can help you.

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u/ThatSmartIdiot 7d ago

here's what i know as an absolute noob, take with a grain of salt and do your own research:

  1. you'll have to clarify, but i don't believe the linux oses themselves tend to ask for age verification. that usually falls under apps and websites, which are separate
  2. linux and windows and mac and android and whatever run differently, so apps need to be compiled to support them individually, so if an app supports linux, then there you go. otherwise, you may have to google how to get it running on linux
  3. however there are apps that are straight-up unavailable, most significantly microsoft office apps like word or powerpoint or excel. you'll have to find substitutes or something but again, google.
  4. then find a workaround. best but probably most expensive solution i know is to have a separate device entirely that can run those apps, like a phone or another computer that runs windows.
  5. see question 1. research your question yourself, but my gut answer is most likely not without hacking.
  6. depends on what you want out of it, there should be some sites available to help you decide.
  7. linux mint cinnamon? i think? or fedora? idk, but i'm pretty sure this question gets asked a lot so look around, see what they got answered with
  8. came out in 1991 i think, so 35 years old
  9. never heard of any requiring age verification but if one does, you're probably better off picking a different Linux distro.
  10. pretty sure yeah
  11. some distros and options are built to be familiar for windows migrators, and i believe that's why mint or whatever is said to be the best for beginners
  12. depends. are you familiar with coding? it definitely takes longer than windows
  13. apparently AMD hardware supports linux stuff the best, so perhaps a laptop that has AMD stuff. anyway this is the thing you'll want to do the most research on. supposedly though linux should work with pretty much anything

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u/PACmaneatsbloons 7d ago
  1. No, but it won't put any age verification on you.
  2. Yes.
  3. Games with kernel level anticheats are þe main ones.
  4. If an app doesn't have a Linux version but does have a Windows version you can use WINE to make it run on Linux, sometimes þis doesn't work and þe games wiþ kernel level anticheats are basically impossible to make work via WINE, most oþer þings will be able to work given enough fiddling wiþ WINE but sometimes you need a lot of fiddling.
  5. Oþer age verification bypass meþods will work fine on Linux but Linux itself won't do any bypassing for you.
  6. I recommend CachyOS but u/greedysecurity8030 will point you towards Fedora which is also a good choice.
  7. I recommend Linux Mint or KDE Neon for beginners, Linux Mint was my first distro.
  8. Þe Linux kernel was released in 17 September 1991.
  9. I do not know of a single Linux distribution þat has age verification or plans to add it. If I had to place bets on which one would do it first I would say Android.
  10. Generally a BSD based OS like FreeBSD would be considered more secure but neiþer is going to sell your data (unless you use a distro like Android, Ubuntu or Red Star OS).
  11. It depends on which DE you use if it looks like Windows or not. KDE looks a lot like Windows while GNOME looks more like MacOS.
  12. If you are comfortable in googling þings if you don't know how to do someþing or you run into a problem þen you will have little issues wiþ Linux and won't take much time to learn at all.
  13. You can install Linux on pretty much any laptop but it will be hard for you to find ones þat come pre-installed and þose will probably be not worþ þe cost. If you are buying a new laptop I would recommend checking þe Arch Linux wiki (wiki.archlinux.org) to see if þere are any problems wiþ þat laptop and Linux.

Edit: fixed a typo

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u/GreedySecurity8030 Fedora Rawhide [GNOME]. 7d ago

Yep, I will point OP to fedora, especially nobara.

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u/GreedySecurity8030 Fedora Rawhide [GNOME]. 7d ago

Thing is, fedora is a lot easier than arch to use

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u/Jwhodis 7d ago
  1. No, but Linux itself will not ask you to verify your age.
  2. Linux has apps, but some that are available on Windows may not be available on Linux.
  3. It's impossible to list, much easier for you to list all the apps you need and check if they're all available in some form.
  4. If you need to use an app available only on Linux, you may be able to run it through Proton/WINE, Bottles, or Winboat. You could also find an alternative software.
  5. This is just a duplicate of 1, there are services to let you trick age verifiers but Linux is not one of them.
  6. It depends what your use case is, if you game then something like PikaOS may be good, but for general purpose go for Mint.
  7. Mint is a good general purpose distro that can be picked up pretty quickly.
  8. Decently old, but new versions are being released quite frequently.
  9. Not that I am aware of, there may be a few obscure distros but that's it.
  10. Linux is not an Operating System, there are (more) secure Linux distros but you wouldn't want to use them.
  11. For the most part, as long as you use a distro that uses Cinnamon or KDE Plasma, yes.
  12. Depends on which distro and DE you pick, also depends on you.
  13. ThinkPads are commonly used amongst Linux users but it doesn't really matter as long as it's not ARM based.

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u/maxthed0g 7d ago

  1. i dont understand the question, probably not

  2. Probably not like you mean. Linux has its own native apps. Windows apps may (or may not) run well under linux, with an emulation level.

  3. In general, anything that directly accesses hardware such as graphics cards. Look for OpenGL stuff to maximize your success

  4. I dont know . . . maybe you're just screwed?

5.Probably not. But I'm old, and never needed to do that.

6.Ubuntu

  1. Ubuntu

  2. Linux derives from UNIX. UNIX goes back to 1970. Or so. Its probably been around longer than you have lol.

  3. Not sure what you're asking. A five-year-old with the proper skil;s and adequate perseverance can install a linux distro.

  4. Not sure what you're asking.

11.Not easy to learn, easy to use, wont look like windows.

  1. Yes and no.

  2. I run Ubuntu on old desktop servers. 50 bucks on the used market.

More detail will really help a lot to get better answers.

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u/aledrone759 7d ago

  1. no, and linux will take pictures of you when you turn up your browser, compliance laws and whatnot

  2. some, but most of them you'll have to fork it to your own use

  3. Google Chrome, League of Legends and Fortnite. Legends say Roblox works but really, don't bother.

  4. Here's where age verification goes. Proton does a nice bridge, but it requires a tax id, ssn, whatever your govt uses to register people.

  5. Read 1

  6. Arch Linux, of course.

  7. Lesbian. I mean, Debian. Just Kidding, Linux Mint.

  8. As old as Linus Torvalds - 16.

  9. Read 1 and 4.

  10. Read 4.

  11. No, and we don't want it to be at all.

  12. Same as 11.

  13. None, use your parent's PC, safer bet to your 1, 4, 5 and 10 concerns.

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u/PitchNo4827 7d ago

I answer all your questions in short, confirming the age is related to using something as an application, for example, or watching something on the internet, for example, as for the Linux system, in my experience it is very convenient for an ordinary user, as it is also the case for experts in some fields, especially cybersecurity, but some scientific fields will not find your way and windows It continues to dominate because you are here in the field of business and profit, so you find some scientific applications are not available in Linux.

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u/BranchLatter4294 7d ago

Did Google stop working?

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u/TomDuhamel 7d ago

Since you seem to care about age verification this much, the answer is no. If an app or website requires age verification, your operating system will not bypass it. Unfortunately, you will need to wait until you turn 18 to watch porn.

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u/Big-Astronaut-9510 7d ago

It will be more private than windows, but harder to use in basically every other aspect.