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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (12 children)

i took my first step today and got a usb drive so i can live boot mint and see how it runs so i can maybe install over windows on my laptop :)

edit~ hiiiii

a screenshot of the system info panel for mint :)

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (11 children)

I doubt any version of Linux would run worse than Windows

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago (10 children)

im more concerned with things like Internet not working or drivers or w/e since it's my first time trying thats all I know the actual os would be better!

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

10 years ago up you'd be doing some "devops" to get going. These days it's actually easier than windows on many dostros

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