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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by CulturedLout@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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I have an ASUS ROG that came with Windows ~~12~~ 11 pre-installed. I tried using it once and it pissed me off so bad I haven't opened the laptop again. I want to switch to a Linux distro that's compatible with it but need the process explained like you would to Grandma trying to bank online. Are there any resources that break it WAY down? Like, starting just after turning the computer on (I've got that down already).

Edit to say: it has been pointed out that Windows 12 does not, in fact, exist and I may or may not be posting this from the future.

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are better guides here, but make sure to back up your windows key. So, if you need windows again, you can reinstall it and not pay mocrosoft anything.

Most of the guides here are to install Linux, which is the end result you want. You should also look into live usb Linux. Many of the Linux distros (versions, or flavors) have a concept called a live usb. It’s basically Linux installed on a usb instead of a hard drive. So you can plug it in, play around and test it to see if you like it before installing. Off a usb, it will be slower, but it can show you if there are any incompatible hardware problems too, which is possible, but not usually a problem.

[–] salacious_coaster 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Windows activation has been UEFI-based for a while. No need to ever type in a key. Even if you somehow ended up with a non-activated machine, you can fix that real quick with massgrave.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Oh, I didn’t know that. I haven’t installed windows in years, lol. In that case, if it’s a new pc with nothing on it there is nothing to back up.