Do it this weekend.
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Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
At some point, I need to get around to installing Mint on my desktop. Maybe this weekend, but probably not.
the_q@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Zorin and Cachy are great choices too, but Mint is awesome as well. Anything but Windows 11 lol
throws_lemy@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
The main problem for most people when installing Linux is partitioning. Normies usually only use Windows that has been pre-installed, and never install Windows from scratch.
I think you should try Linux on a VM first to get used to it.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I’ve got a Windows 11 laptop as well, so it’s not a big issue if I brick the machine.
I’m just gonna jump in head first. When I get around to it.
QuestionMark@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
The automatic options on Mint make everything extremely easy. Do you want to keep Windows, or get rid of it? How much space do you want to give to Mint and Windows? Okay, done.
Supervisor194@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Hey I just did it! I completed my migration today. The only reason I keep a desktop around at all is for gaming and I’ve been locked into Windows for years because of it, but no more. Steam is a given, but I’m running games off Epic and Gog through Heroic and standalone games using Lutris (ESO and Elite Dangerous so far). Not a single problem with any of them.
Mint is great, the only complaints I have are minor and I can easily deal with them. Like when you launch things, you don’t always get a cursor animation to tell you you successfully set something in motion and you just have to wait for the window to pop up. That kind of thing.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
It’s pretty straight forward if you don’t do anything else, get a fresh new drive just for it. I’ve been using Mint for a few weeks now and honestly other than some glitch i keep experience here and there(steam store page is noticeably slower and laggier for some reason, and sound glitch that require restart to get rid of) and some initial setup fiddling to suit me, i really doesn’t notice any different than what i’ve been doing in win10.
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 4 weeks ago
turn on hardware acceleration for Steam
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Ohh, it works. Thanks
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 4 weeks ago
just be sure to turn it off if you have any graphical issues with Steam itself
TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Yeah, my pc has been sitting around for over two months. I think I’m gonna go with Cachy on my machine, just need to find some time 😫
PhAzE@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I went with cachy a few weeks ago, and its been great.
Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
It was extremely easy when I did it. Had everything running in 20 min. The real drag was me wanting to use a more efficient file system, so I spent a day converting my drives to ext4.