Title: Getting Started with Linux

Abstract: The now 35-year-old Linux operating system designed from ground up to respect users' freedom provides an easy-to-use, off-the-shelf alternative to proprietary solutions (such as Windows and macOS) while also allowing a versatile, secure and sustainable operation for instance on laptops / desktops PCs, in home automation, on mobiles, on paper-like tablets, or in the context of research computing on a cluster. The aim of this mini-course is to help you get started along this journey. After a short desktop tour, we will touch upon choosing among Linux variants (so-called distributions), hints on installation, applications for common tasks, and ricing.