After classes where we learned to interact with a server linux I realized this isn’t half as bad as the stuff I had to do in windows to get my mouse wheel scrolling flipped or troubleshoot MH:W crashes. Then one friend mentioned fedora. Next thing I know in a fit of rage after not finding “show hidden folders” in their usual place I had fedora installed. Other than tricky bits that are hard to realize yourself (like secureboot requiring turned off or key enrollment for some software and linux steam not liking windows filesystem) it was easier than windows.
Theres mint and some gaming distros to pick from, I reccomend just watching a tier list and a video on whatever catches your intrest. Desktop linux is good enough you can just install it and not look back. If you find yourself using the command line often I reccomend googling what the commands mean so you understand what’s happening, as it uses a shorthand. It will make it easier to understand that linux is not harder than windows, it has a different logic to being an advanced user.
Choose an operating system (common choices for newcomers are typically linux mint or ubuntu, but your choice of OS really doesn’t matter imo). Burn the OS image onto a flashdrive, and boot into the flashdrive. Then follow the install instructions onscreen.
How do I get started on Linux?
After classes where we learned to interact with a server linux I realized this isn’t half as bad as the stuff I had to do in windows to get my mouse wheel scrolling flipped or troubleshoot MH:W crashes. Then one friend mentioned fedora. Next thing I know in a fit of rage after not finding “show hidden folders” in their usual place I had fedora installed. Other than tricky bits that are hard to realize yourself (like secureboot requiring turned off or key enrollment for some software and linux steam not liking windows filesystem) it was easier than windows.
Theres mint and some gaming distros to pick from, I reccomend just watching a tier list and a video on whatever catches your intrest. Desktop linux is good enough you can just install it and not look back. If you find yourself using the command line often I reccomend googling what the commands mean so you understand what’s happening, as it uses a shorthand. It will make it easier to understand that linux is not harder than windows, it has a different logic to being an advanced user.
Choose an operating system (common choices for newcomers are typically linux mint or ubuntu, but your choice of OS really doesn’t matter imo). Burn the OS image onto a flashdrive, and boot into the flashdrive. Then follow the install instructions onscreen.
What have you tried so far?