With the new computer and the newer Microsoft Windows updates they have really jam packed their OS with bloat and spyware. That being said I have no idea what I’m doing with Linux, need help with where to start.? What are some general tips? I understand there’s a lot of prebuilt Linux distributions or something what are some first timer friendly ones? Really any help is appreciated because the biggest barrier to entry is the perceived difficulty of actually doing it.
I can’t believe no one mentioned this yet. I hope OP reads this comment. The first step is to make sure this new computer you want to buy is compatible with Linux. Otherwise your experience will be very frustrating, no matter what distro you choose. That is, if you can install any distros at all. Ask the vendor if this machine is compatible with Linux.
What? Compatible with Linux? How would it not be? Linux runs on so much more than windows.
There is some obscure/proprietary hardware that doesn’t play nicely with linux. Fingerprint readers may not work on laptops, for example. I’ve had trouble with a trackpad in the past.
@qooqie Start with the most user friendly distro TROMjaro. Even my mom computer retarded have no problems of using it.
Having never heard of TROMjaro, I looked it up, read that it’s designed “for my brain”, whatever that means, and when I looked at the About page for elucidation I quickly ended up on a site with a library of cult-flavored booklets about “trade” being evil. I gather that the actual point of the distro is to make Manjaro more fully free by removing packages that collect data, but Parabola already does this and is certified by the FSF fully free.
Ideology aside, is there something about TROMjaro that makes it a better user experience than other distros?
