Edit: Thanks all for your input. Got an idea on how to start now. Appreciate everyone’s time.

Hey Linux folk.
I have an old laptop that is out of Windows support so I may give Linux a go on it.
I’m an absolute IT n00b beyond some high level swearing experience.
What resources do you recommend I look at?

@OverclockedAndy https://itsfoss.com/install-linux-mint/
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@mcSlibinas I didn’t tag as I don’t want to get overloaded. I know there’s a lot to Linux and folk will have very different ideas. That can very quickly overwhelm me which I’m trying to avoid.
I’ll give that link a go though thanks!