average lemmy user@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoLooking to switch to Linux in the somewhat distant futuremessage-squaremessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1108arrow-down1message-squareLooking to switch to Linux in the somewhat distant futureaverage lemmy user@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square151fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechi-chan~@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year 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-up3·1 year agoI’m actually thinking of dualboot on windows, gonna mess around to a VM!
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.