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Linux help (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm over 50 and all I know about Linux is it's mascot is a penguin and I think it has something to do with programming. But I'm trying to learn, do new things, and reinvent myself. Where/how should I go about learning? Or at this stage, should I even bother? I do want to learn, tho

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[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Get linux distribution image of your choise
get a USB-stick
get a new SSD-drive
write the image on a USB-stick
detach the old windows drive (for now)
install the new SSD-drive on another slot
put the USB-stick in a USB port
set your UEFI/BIOS to boot first from a USB drive
boot in to the installer or "live environment" (depends on the distro)
install Linux on the new SSD-drive (quite strait forward process)
system reboots after install, so remove the USB-stick before it starts up again.
check that successfully boot in to a desktop environment.
at some point reattach your Windows SSD-drive back and go to the UEFI/BIOS and set your Linux SSD-drive as the primary boot drive
after that you learn as you go, which means shitload of googling and registering to the relevant forums.
if you use AI in stead of googling, tell it everything about your distro including kernel and distro versions. Be very careful running any commands you don't understand.

Good Luck