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Windows 10 support and updates ends today. If you don't want to switch to windows 11 but Linux looks too hard, I have made the most basic guide I possibly could. It explains everything fully and has the meanings of words in easy to understand terms. This is the guide that I wanted when I went through this so I hope it can help others too.
Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere.
I actually can't believe this is real. I thought my laptop had been slowing down recently which made me very sad because I paid good money for it, and for what? Just for it to struggle with multiple browser tabs, at less than 1 years of age?? But then I switch to Linux. My computer barely even uses the fan, no matter what tomfoolery I'm up to. It turns out that windows runs so many trackers, ads, bloatware and whatnot in the background that a good 30-40% of my CPU went to just running the OS. And apparently that is not normal, it's only windows that does this. Like fuck, forget buying new hardware, just switch to Linux for a free, massive performance boost. This is actually insane.
Linux is actually easier
At this point, to be honest, all the stuff you have to do to Windows to de-AI it…turning off registries and installing programs and using the command line…
(For example as per this post:)
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Installing Linux is in fact easier than doing all that. Like I mean that genuinely.
“But some people have to use Windows for work!” In which case they’re probably using a company computer and don’t have access to the registry or have the ability uninstall or turn off any of that stuff in the first place! This is clearly not about them.
This is about your personal computer.
What to use
I recommend Linux Mint: Cinnamon. It’s really easy to install and it’s really easy to use right away. You can do this.
You have three main options:
Run Mint off a USB and see if you like it
Install Mint alongside Windows on your computer so you can choose which to boot
Completely replace Windows with Mint
If you’re really unsure, I recommend #1. If you are convinced you absolutely cannot do without Windows for certain activities, go with #2. If you’re able to make the full commitment (like if you don’t need Windows or you have a spare computer), do #3.
Linux Mint Installation Guide — Linux Mint Installation Guide documentation
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And if you’ve read this far, you probably hate Office and Google Docs too. That’s where Libre Office comes in. It’s free. You can download it on your Windows computer to try it out if you want.
I run Mint on my old Windows laptop and it works great. I have Discord, Steam, and the internet. I run Libre Office when I need it.
Free office suite – the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, communi
Started making a list of which programs work and which ones i'll have to find alternatives to, ahead of my first true dive into the world of Linux, and honestly blown away by how much of a fucking lie the whole "linux has no games" thing that i have heard from every place under the sun was
like out of all the games i play, the only one that doesn't work is Roblox (Kernel-level Anticheat, boo, hiss) which i can honestly live without
and whenever a piece of non-game software doesnt work, theres a readily avaliable, actively maintained FOSS alternative right there on Flathub
Honestly thought there would be a lot more issues
learning to code is like. woahhhh i just renamed a file 😤😤😤😤😤 i'm killing it 🔥🔥🔥
It's official! I've got the new ssd installed and we're running linux, baby!
buh-bye windows
Helped a friend switch to linux
and it went off without a hitch! Which is amazing because I am a monkey on a typewriter when it comes to computer shenanigans and this is a very different Linux distro (Ubuntu Studio) and my super-specific instructions only covered Linux Mint. But friend is asking for MY help because he clearly has no better alternative and also had to struggle with the mess four OS updates made in three days.
How desperate Windows 11 has made us.
Wasn't that hard though. It took about an hour to make the bootable USB drive, start up Ubuntu Studio for the first time and then get back into WIndows and most of that time was waiting for the computer to finish down/up-loading stuff (and of course playing around with all the new toys time).
Hopefully it'll work out for him.
This website is great if you just wanna poke around at different types of Linux and see what you like best:
Instantly test run Linux distros online in the cloud for free, right from your web browser. No installation or live boot required.
And this (thank you again @balletinthestars) is the guide I used:
Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere.
Its made for Linux Mint but the process of downloading the Linux ISO and the program to put it in the flash-drive seems pretty universal.
FUCK OVER MICROSOFT AND USE LINUX FOR FREE HERE'S HOW IT TAKES 20 MINUTES
Hey you, do YOU hate your stupid fucking windows install? Do you want a free open source alternative? Wanna become more tech literate? Don't want AI baked into your OS? Oh boy do I have the thing for you. YOU CAN DO THIS IN 20 MINUTES WITH NO COMMITMENT OR RISK TO YOUR FILES. Links are marked in pleasant blue. You'll need: one (1) USB flash drive with at least 10-15GB capacity
a working computer with at LEAST: 2gb RAM (4gb recommended) 20gb hard drive space total (100gb recommended) Honestly if it runs windows it will run linux better A working internet connection (5MB/s or above recommended) the understanding that you WILL have to use the terminal (it's not that complex I swear) Step 1: Choose your distro! Unlike Windows or MacOS, Linux is only a kernel, the most basic part of an operating system. Therefore, there are over thirty configurations, known as distros or distributions, to pick from. You should research some distros that you might enjoy, there's no shame in trying a few to see what fits. I personally fully recommend Linux Mint for beginners, because it has an easy to understand installer and handles most of the things for you, it's a great step up from Windows. There is no singular "best distro". All of them have specific use cases. As stated before, for first time users, Linux Mint is my recommendation. As such, this guide will presume you have chosen Linux Mint. If you ask a community full of experienced Linux users what the best distro is, you will either start a flame war or they will tell you that there isn't one. Step 2: Grab your distro's .iso file. You can typically find it on the distro's website. If you want to use Linux Mint, find it here. The file will likely be a couple gigabytes big. I recommend the Cinnamon edition. Step 3: Once you have the .iso, download Rufus. The source code is here. Select your USB drive and previously downloaded .iso file. Leave everything else to the default. Don't use Balena Etcher, it's got telemetry and it's arguably worse. Step 4: Click "start" and wait for it to complete. Step 5: Reboot your computer and enter BIOS. The instructions on entering BIOS vary between motherboards, but you can likely google it if you know what brand of motherboard you have. Step 6: Go to the "boot" section and boot from the USB drive. Step 7: You should now be in what's known as the "live USB" environment. Play around with it if you want. Step 8: If Linux Mint detects a copy of Windows on your hard drive, it will give you the option to install alongside Windows. If you want to use Windows along with Linux, do this. Otherwise, select "Erase disk and install Linux Mint." Step 9: Follow the instructions on the installer. Once it shows "please remove the installation media and press Enter", remove your USB stick and press Enter to restart. Step 10: You now have installed Linux Mint! Everything past this is optional and basically just a crash course. Step 11: Log in and open the terminal, time to learn commands. For example, sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
This command is actually two in one - it will prompt you for your password, and then update your system. It may require additional confirmations but that's typically as simple as pressing enter. Once it finishes, your system is now up to date. There aren't automatic updates to my knowledge so do this every once in a while. Hell, a fun project would be making a program to automate it. sudo apt install (package name) I didn't have the space in the paragraph to mention this before, but "sudo" is a command that elevates the following command to administrator privileges, and apt is the package manager (handles all your software for you. you will be using this a lot) for Linux Mint. In fact, here's a very detailed document on how to use apt. You don't have to understand this right away, but read it anyway. Anyways, sudo apt install, well, installs things. Typically once you install it successfully you can just type the name of the software into the command line to launch it, or view it from the start menu if it's a GUI application. Some fun packages to install to test this out are: sudo apt install cmatrix (makes a cool matrix effect!) sudo apt install fastfetch (Gives you a bunch of info about your system) sudo apt install libreoffice (Alternative to Microsoft Office. Free!) Firefox should come pre-loaded with Linux Mint.
The cool thing about Linux is the free-open-source philosophy. apt will never ask you to pay for your software, and chances are the source code is hanging around if you want to check Github. Do you wanna game on Linux? You can. For steam games, run sudo apt install steam to get Steam. Log in. Now, there is a software known as "Proton." Proton is Valve's fork of WINE, which stands for Wine is Not an Emulator. Proton is good at one thing, which is running Windows programs by pretending to be Windows. It's very complicated but it works so we don't have to worry about it. It comes installed by default with Steam. Want Discord? Discord ships what is known as a .deb package. Just double click it to install software basically. You can get it at the typical discord.com/download link. You will have to redownload it every time discord pushes an update. Or just learn how to use Flatpak, which I do not feel like writing right now because it is kind of complex. Want a good mail client? Try Thunderbird! Anyways that's all. Comment if you have questions.
