Using Linux for the first time
I'm going to replace my host os on my shitty laptop with Linux specifically puppy Linux or alpine Linux from scratch and I need to know how will I get started and make it easier for myself, I use a HP notebook 540
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You might want to think twice before using unique, niche distros like GoboLinux, Alpine, or NixOS. PuppyLinux doesn't look like a proper distro, more like the equivalent of EndeavourOS or Artix. Since you're using Linux for the first time, why not use Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Fedora?
Heck ya to Fedora, glad to see it recommended for a first time user. It's not much more difficult than Mint, but you can also get into the weeds instead of having to find a new distro after Mint. Mint basically has permanent training wheels, while with Fedora you can pop em off whenever it's convient.
Edit: Fedora is also a more up to date Alpine and it's not directly controlled by Red Hat.
https://repology.org/repositories/statistics says that Alpine Edge has a higher percentage of up-to-date packages.
I do agree that a new user should use something like Fedora first. But OP wants Alpine.
But Fedora is upstream of Alpine, right?
No. The projects are not related.
Fedora is also Wayland only, which I wouldn't recommend to a newbie with an old laptop.
The KDE spin has x11, KDE is my go to DE everytime. So assumed that layer I guess.
Ubuntu and fedora aren’t lightweight, I recommend Linux Mint XFCE or peppermint OS
Peppermint's a joke. Isn't xfce as heavy as other DEs nowadays?
No not really. Gnome for me is about 2.5 gigs of Ram, XFCE 700 megabytes and the CPU load also is way lower. XFCE can be heavy or light depending on how you configure it
KDE uses 700mb on my system