Vitskapsdama1d ago

Got to keep my work laptop and just realised that I'm now free to ditch Windows and install Linux. It's a Thinkpad E14 gen 3 with AMD Ryzen 5, 16 gb ram and a 256 gb ssd. I dabbled with Mint a long time ago but consider myself a somewhat informed newbie, who now has the time to experiment and learn.

So I'm looking for tips and advice about which distro I should check out, what I should take into account and anything that can help me with this project.

#askfedi #linuxhelp

Show threadFruitConsumer
@vitskapsdama
You should set up a VM and try out lots of distros just to see what feels right without needing to constantly full on install them.
Mar 28 at 5:22pmWeb
Show threadVitskapsdama1d ago
@FruitConsumer Thanks for the tip! I was thinking of using bootable USB sticks first to check out different distros.
Show threadFruitConsumer1d ago

@vitskapsdama
Oh. And you asked which distros. Fedora Workstation / KDE Plasma, Nobara, Mint, Ubuntu come to mind.
Curious which you end up liking and why, would be happy to hear about it.

Remember to try not getting too stressed out or frustrated. Try not feeling like you're in a hurry. Typing out basic questions into search engines will be your friend. And you don't need to understand everything right away.

Show threadVitskapsdama23h ago
@FruitConsumer Thanks for the recommendations! I'll give them a go and will let you know what the result is.