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A comfy, non-toxic, and inclusive Anime/Manga/Japanese Media fandom and Japanese Media/Culture Content Creators (Bloggers/Artists/Video Creators/Podcasters/etc.) Mastodon Server

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@zoku88 I've installed Linux Mint and Lubuntu on a couple computers before so I know something of what to expect. I just haven't made a Linux OS my primary work (or work-and-play, even) OS before.

Package managers weirded me out at first, but I realized that they're basically like app stores but where everything is free and open source, and I love it. I use F-Droid on my phone anyway.