Does that count for when an OS is wiped and reinstalled or a nerd has like 3 computers and keeps OS flipping?

You are probably right. I’m nowhere near experienced enough to know. I started using a new flavor that I enjoy and it turns out it’s a branch of debian (according to a friend).

Ubuntu allows users to do things. Debian GNOME made me feel locked up and restricted.

If you can install windows, you can install Linux. Easy distro are Ubuntu or maybe Mint. Medium may be fedora or something.

I might get hate but removed gnome and debian. Debian is solid af don’t get me wrong but Holy hell it feels like the Apple of Linux.

Uh… Tux Racer if it’s still on there.

Edge works better with specific vm coursework but not sure why. On Firefox I would press a key and it would input 0-2 times. On edge, it worked just… Normal. That’s the one up that edge has had for me.

Some people Firefox and some people just love to edge. They get close but don’t really get it all the way.

I’d say don’t use debian because GNOME environment feels restrictive. No window snapping was my biggest turn off.

I use Fedora - KDE which is really comfortable to me. Others have said Mint Cinnamon is a good one to start with.

Whichever OS you choose, when you install it, for the love of God, plug in a network cable so you can use internet on the thing as it installs. This will save you much trouble during set up.

What if my experience is 0 but I want to go this route?

Wasn’t a fan of Ubuntu, RedHat, Debían…

I guess I’m just a Fedora person? I’m on KDE right now, usually Xfce. Idk I’m enjoying my KDE experience.

Mint was pretty smooth. No complaints.

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Is there a sub for One Drive? I use that for coursework, otherwise I could transfer over. What I do is use Linux sometimes and save my docs into a folder accessible by both OS and then just transfer it over to the proper spot on windows.

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So I ended up going with mint XFCE (?) and I really dig it. It’s comfortable. Now I’d have to work on migrating proper documents and files over but I might just keep them separate (have spread out over different drives anyways) until I get some hdd/ssd updates.

Thank you

Everyone says mint overall

Thanks. I’d say I’m a power user for program use (multiple windows, programs, etc.).

I got it for free with my computer (lol) when I bought an open box product from a large computer store on discount.

I used to be a sailor but have hung up my hat. The seas seem to be calling me though.

I guess I haven’t really been confined by windows as much as I have been free to do things. Maybe the things I want to do are not extending beyond the limitations that you see. What are some things that you can do that you can’t normally do on windows?

Are there distros that you recommend over others? Do different distros do different things? Are they for different purposes? I have some experience in fedora, Ubuntu, and very little in kali2 (school teaching)

I love windows… I appreciate Linux but as a standard user, I have no need for Linux. I’m careful and I’d say an advanced user. I avoid dodgy websites and idk… I have a dual boot with fedora but I really don’t use fedora because no need?

I like the blend…

In my experience, installation of Win or Lin has been pretty easy. Lin has less options to opt out of (I like) than windows, but windows set everything up just fine. The only time I ever had issues on either is if I try to install without an active ether net connected. If I don’t have the os update during install, I run into random driver issues on either os.