Add a newbie guide for people completely new to QMK (#2480)

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diff --git a/util/linux_install.sh b/util/linux_install.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if grep ID /etc/os-release | grep -q rhel; then
+        # RPM based OS
+        sudo dnf install gcc unzip wget zip dfu-util dfu-programmer avr-gcc \
+            avr-libc binutils-avr32-linux-gnu arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs \
+            arm-none-eabi-binutils-cs arm-none-eabi-newlib
+elif grep ID /etc/os-release | grep -q debian; then
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install gcc unzip wget zip gcc-avr binutils-avr avr-libc \
+            dfu-programmer dfu-util gcc-arm-none-eabi binutils-arm-none-eabi \
+            libnewlib-arm-none-eabi
+else
+        echo "Sorry, we don't recognize your OS. Help us by contributing support!"
+        echo
+        echo "    https://docs.qmk.fm/contributing.html"
+fi