average lemmy user@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoLooking to switch to Linux in the somewhat distant futuremessage-squaremessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareLooking to switch to Linux in the somewhat distant futureaverage lemmy user@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square129fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechi-chan~@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 months agoI’d go for Linux Mint/Fedora Linux. Another thing, I would’ve play with it first on a VM, like VirtualBox. I wouldn’t immediately wipe Windows if I were you. I’d do dualboot with Windows. Then, when you’re ready, stay with dualboot system or go full neckbeard /j
minus-squareaverage lemmy user@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoI’m actually thinking of dualboot on windows, gonna mess around to a VM!
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoYou can also run many distros “live” from the install media without installing anything, to get a feel for them and to check that mosts things work (network, sound, movies etc.) You can make a bootable stick and choose the live option when it boots.
I’d go for Linux Mint/Fedora Linux.
Another thing, I would’ve play with it first on a VM, like VirtualBox.
I wouldn’t immediately wipe Windows if I were you. I’d do dualboot with Windows.
Then, when you’re ready, stay with dualboot system or go full neckbeard /j
I’m actually thinking of dualboot on windows, gonna mess around to a VM!
You can also run many distros “live” from the install media without installing anything, to get a feel for them and to check that mosts things work (network, sound, movies etc.) You can make a bootable stick and choose the live option when it boots.