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How difficult is it to install Linux? Whats the learning curve once its installed?
For the W10 lurkers who won’t do Linux, at least today.
I just did the 1 more year thing by signing into my microsoft account and getting the one year free update extension on five laptops.
Bfl
It’s not that simple when we have nstf drives packed with tb’s of data that will cannot be accessed by the Linux version of the program we run (plex media server) ..
and we have other win programs that have shitty Linux interfaces.
Otherwise we love Linux on our other system
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updates
“(the OOBE phase)”
Does this call for a NDE-OOBE (Near Death Experience - Out Of Body Experience) ping?
Linux can access NTFS drives
Interesting question. It's actually a multi-part question.
Do you want to entirely replace your Windows? Simple as pie. Stick a USB stick in and boot up. Choose "Install" and off you go
Install Linux along Windows? More difficult, but the operative word is "more." Gotta figure out free space on the drive, etc.
Install Linux on a separate drive? Easier than option 2 above.
Whats the learning curve once its installed?
It can be really easy to use. Modern distros can be entirely GUI like Windows. You have the option of using the command line, but it is not required.
You can start out using the GUI, and learn the command line at your own pace, if you want. Again, it's not required. If you can point and click, you can run Linux.
“How difficult is it to install Linux? Whats the learning curve once its installed?”
âMint Cinnamonâ is the go to for a first time user. I have been using Linux for ten years now and have test driven just about all of the best major players. It operates almost like Windows 7. If you have used Win 7 you will be able to fly right away.
1. First download and install a program called âRufusâ.
It is the top option: rufus-4.11.exe
2. Download the Mint Cinnamon .iso file from the Mint site. The âJames Madison Universityâ Mirror source is known to be a clean download.
https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=322
3. Insert a USB stick that is empty or that you do not mind being wiped clean of current data.
4. Start Rufus and go select the Mint .iso from your downloads. It should autodetect the USB stick as the destination for the .iso to be installed. The default settings in Rufus are all fine. Just answer yes to any options it asks and then select create.
5. When done close Rufus and power your computer off.
Now here is where the only challenge can arise. You now have to make the computer boot from that external Linux stick. There should be no problems doing this. But on some computers Windows has locked out the ability to see that external Operation System and so it will not boot from it. So there is a process of elimination that has to be done sometimes. But 9 times out of 10 the following does indeed work...
6. With the Linux stick inserted power on your Computer, stay right there and be ready to hit the key that will give you your boot options for that computer make. When the Manufacturerâs logo comes up tap that key. Depending on make it might be the Esc key. F2 key, F9 key, or on a Dell it is the F12/Star key. Select the USB as the boot option.
7. Be patient because the screen may go Black a few times as the Linux boots up. And from a stick it is a bit slower to do this.
8. If it does not boot from the stick as it should then there will need to be some configuration in the bios that needs to be done. That can be addressed later as a separate issue.
But it should Boot for you if you did everything above step by step. Now you will be in Linux and running from off the stick completely isolated from your internal drive and Windows. It should auto detect your internet connection and you will have to put in your password to access your internet source. Bottom right in the same place it is in Windows 7.
It will tell you when it makes the connection. Then you can use the Firefox browser to access the net if you like and check out all the stuff it comes with and what can be done with it. Basically you are in test drive mode. But nothing can be downloaded, installed, and while you can make temporary changes they will be forgotten and it will go back to default when you shut down.
Run it for awhile from off the stick when you have extra time and check it out, Go explore and discover what the apps are and what they do, go look at the System Settings and how they work. Then after you feel comfortable with it then you can install it if you like. There are two options, wipe the drive completely and install only the Linux, or you can install it âAlong Sideâ (Dual Boot) the existing windows and have both. The installer will do all of the partitioning and disk work for you during the install. So no need to worry about complicated partitioning and disk preparation first, it does it all for you. Just take your time and read the options well as you step through it.
Advertising anything to me through my OS running on my computer is unacceptable, targeted or not.
Agreed—that’s another reason I run Linux
Grok will walk you through it, step by step.
However (while I have not looked into this extensively), I also believe there are some high quality accounting software out there that runs on Linux.
How about Linux on an outdated iMac (2012)?
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