My lappy with a i7-6500U was completely unusable with Windows 10. It was miserably slow, and I was so frustrated I was ready to throw it in the trash. But then I thought "Huh, those annoying people always talk about Linux, I wonder what that's like. Might as well try it, my computer is already useless." and I installed Linux Mint That was over a year ago, been a Linux and FOSS fan ever since! And Im typing this on that laptop right now, fully functional and working wonderfully!
I read that, as a beginner, I should not start with Arch. So a week ago I started on my Linux journey with Arch. I learned a lot, and its been really fun. 10/10 would start with Arch again.
I half agree with this. For me it a use case situation. Grandma's old pc needs new life for just checking Facebook...then something like mint. But if little curious George wants to explore more, ya then arch.
Same for me. Was a long time Mac user because it was awesome for software development. I got really annoyed by all the false "security features" that basically prevent you from doing a lot of useful stuff and also the weird directories where Software gets installed. So I switched to arch with DWM 3 years ago and I love it. I've been using Linux on compute clusters for Quantum mechanics simulations before, but using arch still taught me a ton about how linux works!
Switching the OS out is easy, but how about adapting to Linux from the newbie's standpoint? Such change could be daunting to a newcomer, so acclimation would be fruitful to explain.
@@imford That's been the plan so far. Got Ubuntu on a 5 year old HP, got Arch on an old school Latitude M4300. Enjoying it, but I feel like I'm missing something because I'd like to make further use of it all. Yes, there are thousands of free applications, but it would be cool to see a video of someone who splurges on Photoshop versus someone who merely incorporates Gimp into their content creation needs and see how much money one can really save versus productivity on both platforms. Maybe throw in Apple stuff for fun. That's what was going through my mind when I typed this.
Even though this video is two years old I just come across it today 4/24/24…and I am so happy I did! I’m sooo tired of tweaking my Win10 so it’ll quit freezing no matter what I do…and I’ve been using Windows since the Win 3.1 operating system was the ‘rave’. So, as you can see I’m NOT some computer newbie. I will no doubt be transforming to Linux Mint very soon! Thank you for this most valuable information and for the excitement you have instilled within me! Best Regards! ~Jim in Houston,Texas~
I fully switched to Garuda recently. Been running smoothly for about a week now on my desktop now. All the games I usually play are working, and Proton seems to be working well. Highly advise anyone on WIndows 10, dual booting or otherwise, to fully make the switch.
You are talking as if only one version of garuda (kde dragonised) exists, that version is made for high performance pc's. There are other versions of garuda too
I don't need to learn how to switch to Linux again but that won't stop me from dropping a like and a comment for the algorithm. Keep up the great content.
Recently started dual booting on my laptop and am realizing how bloated windows is. I’m using a newbie friendly distro so I can only imagine the performance gains that would be possible from a full rice
@@newolku not going to lie. I have not had this issue yet, Ubuntu and Windows has been on my laptoo since last August and hasn't broken somehow. I am gonna switch to a Manjaro + windows vm in the future though
Having a ssd of any size on a small ultrabook is an a dream. If i don't download videos, it just doesn't fill up with normal linux programs. Most of them being open source and all, bloat tends to be orders of magnitude less.
Great Video! Been a Mint user for years and have tried many distro's prior - always seems to come back to Mint for it's simplicity and ease-of-use. There are more options out there and everyone has their favorite I'm sure. The MAIN point here is to use an ALTERNATIVE to Windows. That's the real point.
@@Damon_At_Forged_Faith "Any" file that is on a Windows PC can be transferred over to Linux. But... Linux will only have the ability to open files "IT" understands or can handle. Most people just copy their data to a flash or external drive and then transfer them manually to the new OS installed.
@@Damon_At_Forged_Faith Most files are in a standard format that Linux based programs can use. However you can install WINE so that you can run Windows programs when there is no Linux version or alternative.
@@wayland7150 Ive been on mint a while now but struggle to run any games wven with an updated proton running for steam. Do I need wine for these to run? Cheers
My W500 was sold to me by an engineer from Canonical at an absolute steal of $50, with chargers and a dock included, in the hope that whoever uses it can find utility in it. And I have, over the time I've moved from Ubuntu to Debian to Manjaro, and having a dedicated Linux machine helped me graduate with my engineering degree. It was fun showing my friends and peers how capable an OS could be without needing a 30GB install size and 3GB of RAM usage just to boot to desktop. Hope that guy is doing well, out there. "Don't trust my pre-installed image of Ubuntu," he said, "ALWAYS load your own installation!"
I found one on amazon for 2000$, of course i didn't buy that, still waiting for something to replace my crappy iPad Air 2, using this as a everyday device is super frustrating because iPadOS is godawful unless you jailbreak which i'm still waiting for one to be compatible with iPadOS 15.
I recently started doing more stuff under linux than under windows and i'm so happy i started to switch. Using Linux Mint Debian Edition 5. This is a great tutorial for people who want to switch as well.
Just a little addition for the rufus burning iso part. When you get a popup to choose ISO or DD, choose ISO if you're using legacy bios and choose DD if you're using UEFI bios. If you have UEFI bios and choose to burn your usb as ISO linux won't boot up after the installation. You'll get just a grub error when you try to boot it. Especially if you plan to dual boot. This comment is a sponsored comment. UblockOrigin Sponsorblock Hblock Blokada Adaway OISD :)
I'm a Mint Cinnamon fan. Xfce is similar to Cinnamon but lacks certain features that I've gotten used to. To me Cinnamon doesn't seem like Windows at all. No forced updates, no browser that you can't delete, no default corporate surveillance, no bad memories of Windows Vista, the worst operating system in the history of the solar system.
Until they have composting effects, it's a dealbreaker. I'm too used to wobbly windows. It's not just a gimmick, it smooths out your jerky mouse input and makes your widows glide across the screen. If I'm going to deal with Linux I want it to look beautiful. You can probably tell I'm a KDE fan haha.
I know this is an older video, but I wanted to let you know that this saved my low-end laptop. It had windows 10 and simply turning it on was a nightmare, sometimes it only took half an hour other times I had to constantly restart due to black screen. Opening apps was even worse. Now everything runs smoothly, I can open multiple apps with no problem, something I didn't even dare to do back then.
Pro tip for booting in your USB drive, you can use Advance Startup, either you can hold shift then click Restart at start menu. Or you can go "Settings > Update & Security > Recovery (left tab) > Advance startup - Restart (button)"
I really appreciate the music breaks since ot allows ppl to figure out any potential issues without having tp skip forward and backwards over and over again
Things to point out: 1) Make sure to try a live boot at some point before installing on the computer (even if a VM is an option) to make sure all important hardware works out of the box with linux. Some things, like WiFi, may use proprietary drivers that come with windows but have yet to be created for linux (or require manually downloading/building/installing drivers, possibly every time the kernel is updated). 2) Before doing a full disk install, be sure to have created recovery media (on the off chance you need to reinstall windows). As installing linux this way will also delete the built-in recovery partition.
That wifi driver issue kept me from using Linux for over a year until I took the time to figure it all out. I had to use USB tethering and I got the wrong driver because my adapter model didn't report its model quite right...
Wonderful choice of runescape music! I always enjoy being reminded of these internet cultures. Maybe more TempleOS references along the way? I enjoyed that one TempleOS ending you had.
i can hear some compression in the song, the same happened to me when encoding with kdenlive and aac codec, that's probably because it resamples anything to 48khz and causes this strange sound, some people might not hear it, it also happened in openshot, i use webm+vorbis to fix this problem
@@alphaapple9673some scammer by the name of "mental outlaw admin" promoting some get rich quick crypto scheme with a WhatsApp number. Likely just a bot.
Motivated me to finally make the switch to Linux, Computer runs so much faster I couldn’t believe it. Great video! I do wish you had gone over some basic stuff like how to setup snapshots, and updates for only the stable stuff, but I’m sure there’s lots of instruction for that elsewhere :)
Loving Garuda for the automatic snapshots during updates out of the box, especially since I can access them from grub to fix silly newbie mistakes I've made, it's nice to have that extra layer of "brick prevention"
Yeah it really is a great time to switch to Linux with things having become so much more easier to do. I switched back in 2009 because of Windows Vista (before the big service pack update came and actually made it somehow usable) and back then i was using Ubuntu. Tested a few systems and eventually stuck with Mint as it's really is a lot better than standard Ubuntu or the rolling release Debian that is basically useless for stable desktop use.
Success finally! Disregard my last comment. The answer was literally under my nose. All I had to do was hit Enter on one of the options under the Boot tab. I saw it as a title to the items listed, and didn't realize there was a list hidden behind the list if you hit Enter. Then it finally dawned on me. So simple. Thank you!
I've been recently moving all my crap from Windows over to Linux Mint. And aside a couple of games and crypto miners, everything else is just better on Linux lol. Also, disable fast startup from the power options in windows if you are dual booting, otherwise Windows will hold the drives and make them read only on Linux. My bad, it was fast startup not fast boot, I remembered it wrong.
It may also help with the dual-boot headaches to mount your Windows partition from Linux and your Linux partition from Windows, if you aren't doing so already. :D
I installed PopOS dual boot alongside Win10 and I have no problem writing to my drives thru Linux. Didn't need to change fastboot in BIOS. Then again, I have to mount the drive in Linux before I access it each time, but I think it's some simple issue with PopOS that I can probably resolve with a quick Brave search when I overcome my laziness
@@szymex8341 Oh. Then it must be some weird form of hybrid sleep microsoft is implementing, because whenever I shut down windows and start again, I don't get the option to get into BIOS (the F12 button doesn't work) but when I turn off and start my Linux Mint install, I can easily get into the BIOS menu
For so long I have wondered what's the deal with linux that everyone's been bragging about. It's not until an hour ago that I finally decided to try it out with the help of this video and i got to say, DAMN IT'S SMOOTH! Thanks for making the video and may this be a start of something wonderful :>
EAC support for Proton/Wine is out now! It has to be enabled by the developer of the game, but it's not like they have to push a new build -- they just have to tick a checkbox on the Epic Online Services developer portal website
Broooooo, this was 100% helpful. I just bought a new laptop and windows used already more than half of the hard drive. I followed your instructions and downloaded linux mint and my space is now far more than when with windows (brand new notebook). I RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYBODY. LINUX THE BEST DONT EVEN HESITATE. Thanks bro😎🙋♂️
It would be cool to see a video showing all of the potential issues you could run into and possible fixes for installing linux on computers with nvidia graphics cards or nvidia optimus equipped laptops. In my experience computers with those graphics setups can add a whole slew of issues when trying to get up and running with linux.
@jt yea same here I love mint but since most of my pcs have nvidia cards booting into the installer can be a pain in and of itself. There is however a way to fix this by adding the nomodeset function to the kernel parameters but most people would just give up at that point unless they have the knowledge and willpower to deal with and fix it, this issue is another great reason why I wish ore videos talking about nvidia compatibility would be produced.
Only two things missing from this video. 1. Use a separate USB-storage to make a backup of your own files, and mark it so you do not mix it up with the iso-file-usb of the linux-version you're installing 2. After installing the OS to the hard drive, change the boot order back to where it was. This might resolve some device driver issues, that are mostly unseen, but might result in a loss of full DVD/cd-drive -functionality (Additional stuff) in this video it is shown how smoothly Mint can be installed, on a fully working (but slowed down) laptop. If your laptop has some issues even before the installation, these won't necessarily go away. On desktops and some two-screen setups, note that Mint preferentially uses the VGA port (if you have one) for display.
I absolutely love my thinkpad, it runs like a pro. It made me survive college. I even had a gaming laptop but the little thinkpad would just work. it would suck on windows. 4 gb and a core i5 is just not enough for Microsoft bs.
Window works somehow for now because people tolerate their bullshit most of people not switch because they are used to Win and some will not switch because of games. Yes i know you can play games on Linux too but they are not all supported. Now it looks like lot of people will have to start thinking about alternatives since W10 will be here only for 5 another years and then W11 is coming and when most people thought w10 is bullshit then w11 is 10 times worse. You litterally not be able to run that system normally if you don't have at least 16GB of RAM because it requires 4GB for virtualization and another 1 for spec run it will run like trash + they fucked up DE and changed things that are just fucking annoying to deal with. It's dual boot for now but later in future if MS will really not stop with this bullshit then it's going to be Linux only.
Lol, 8 gb isn't enough nowadays. Just some basic stuff open and already hitting swap. Debloating the crap out of windows, aka installing an ltsc iso (highly recommend), lets you run a shocking amount more stuff before hitting the swap file. 16 gb is pushing it as well nowadays. Windows caches stuff at an absurd rate and easily eats 16gb no problem. Linux can do that too especially living that chrome life, but it does take quite a bit longer.
Before installing Mint, check the compatibility of your laptop with the system. It's very easy, just search for your computer model and Linux mint on the internet and read what people had said. In my case (Dell XPS), I had to change the configuration from RAID, which was supported by Windows, to AHCI, supported by Linux mint. If I haven't done that my computer won't boot. In another instance, I had to return a Lenovo laptop because I couldn't change boot setting to the ones that would allow booting Linux. Do yourself a favor, and run a quick compatibility research before installation. You may get into trouble otherwise. Never go back to Windows though 🤣
That is a very good advice on any type of hardware to be used with Linux and I always do the same before I buy something and have had very few problems with hardware compatibility over the past 22 years as a Linux user (The only problem I remember having was when i installed Linux on a pc with a built in sound card that caused the system to crash on boot up but it could be fixed by turning it of in the Bios and replacing it with a sound blaster card I had at the time) I do this because the manufacturers are not always putting Linux on their system requirements or compatibility listings even if it is actually supported but it is getting better and better. as an example AMD based graphics cards are fully supported but only one brand, Sapphire actually put Linux on their info most HP printers and scanners are supported most Logitech's web cameras keyboards mouses steering wheels and joysticks works as well I recently put together a new gaming computer and i missed that the motherboard did not have Bluetooth built in so i had to buy one separately after some googling I found an Asus Bluetooth device that works as well I always supports brands that supports Linux natively so no more Nvidia graphics cards hassle for me as long as they don't support Linux with open source drivers they are boycotted and I will let them know why in any review out there and I hope more people do the same, AMD all the way for now but Intel works as well Not necessary because they are better then Nvidia but because they work out of the box with no hassles
Switched to Linux past week to start with my Programming and Cyber Security journey and at first is like learning to walk again, but I'm enjoying it so far.
I fell in love with Linux Mint when I was a refugee from the horrid 1809 Windows 10 update back in Fall 2018. I stayed on it until Micro$oft shat out an update that fixed what the 1809 update screwed up (many months) and I did not miss Windows 10 a bit. Now I use Linux Mint on my data server machine, and I store all my data on there so my main machine (Windows 10) doesn't have any of it. -Waiting for Micro$oft to start spying on any network drives you have connected...-
Just wanted to thank you for all the advice you have given us in your videos. Thanks to that, I finally made the switch to Linux and I honestly couldn't be happier!
I installed linux mint a couple weeks ago, and aside from having to work out a few kinks, I really like this much more than windows 10! Sadly, I still have to dual boot into windows just to use my drawing tablet, but OTD is apparently working on drivers for my tablet so hopefully I can fully ditch windows soon.
Linux Mint is a nice starting point for moving away from Windows, but I think Zorin OS might be an even better alternative. It has the same goal as Mint in that it aims to be a beginners OS for Windows users and in my opinion it looks and feels a little more like Windows than Mint does, while at the same time being different enough to make you understand that you're using a totally different OS. Sure that it can be a little recourse heavy in the core edition, but there is a lightweight Xfce edition as well. I'm pointing it out because I feel like it's being overshadowed by Linux Mint's popularity, and because Zorin was my first Linux system I dove into when making the switch, so I am a little biased towards it😆
@@ScarletDeath1312 lmao what? A non-systemd distro for a beginner will make them quit instantly after the first tutorial for enabling a service doesn't work in their system - because it assumed a systemd distro was being used. Terrible fucking idea.
I was planning to make the switch to mint but then I saw your comment and tried out zorin instead. Well, thanks because I think it looks even better than mint and my experience has been flawless
@@AlkalineBatterien The Zorin design really looks more like windows, but personality i would want to have a linux experience that look less like windows but at the same time not having such a huge gap where i can barely move my files without having to figure stuff out. I still think mint would be a better idea..
Literally did this right when the anouncemmt of windows 11 came out even though waiting for my eyes to heal post surgery would have been smarter. And went Linux mint because it's been awhile and cinnamon is a pretty familiar layout. And why do a virtual environment? Just do a live USB. They is one of the biggest upsides of linux.
I have tried Linux Mint, Pop OS, and Manjaro. All three I ran into issues with (specifically with gaming). Out of the three, I like Mint the most because it's the most reminiscent of WinXP and Win7. It definitely takes some getting used to tho. Personally, I would suggest dual booting and using Linux for everyday computing and Windows for only gaming. Gaming just works a lot better and is easier on Windows.
I do that too, Linux for quick boot browsing internet and watching movies ect, but my linux wasn't battery friendly(drains battery quickly) for whatever reason.
Thanks man. I was ready to scrap my 9 tear slow old computer. Followed your video and it works great now on XFCE . Good for seniors that just need the basics.
I don't have the will power to learn a new OS. So what I did was linux virtual machines, and I transferred as much work as possible from my host machine to the guest machine(s) thus forcing myself to use linux instead of having to transfer my entire workflow to windows. That's how I'm learning linux, becoming comfortable with the system, to eventually make a transition.
Generally, people don't "switch" from MSWindows to Linux. They set up a Linux box (some old quadcore or whatever) next to their MSWindows PC so as to use both. Don't be surprised if they share the monitor via the input toggle button.
I know this vid is a bit old, but I wanted to thank you! I've been watching your content for over a year and finally made the jump to linux mint. I already installed all my normie stuff and my programming stuff using the package manager, I installed the nix package manager too and am learning how to customize and use everything. Such a cute OS, I'm so happy [:
The only thing keeping me on Windows right now is games. I'm gonna wait till Proton 7.0 launches along side the Steam Deck and if its as good as Valve is hyping it to be. I'll switch to Linux.
Just curious, what kind of games do you play? So far, I've been able to play some lightweight multiplayer stuff like Brawlhalla, War Thunder, Among Us and Left 4 Dead on linux, plus a bunch of more modern single player games.
Same with art programs. I know there are some out there like Gimp which is natively supported but my tablet seems to have zero support on Linux and I prefer Clip Paint which also isn't supported. I've seen that Wine and/or Lutris can help with that but I couldn't figure either out
@@anukranan I'm literally in a VC with a person who only uses Linux and he says your flat out wrong with that statement. Windows is still the best OS for gaming.
@@anukranan Just because you say you're correct doesn't make you correct. If Linux is apparently "perfect" why can't I play Halo Infinite? Or New World? Or Rainbow Six Seige?
Its the OS I use. I run the cinnamon desktop but then again, I have a 6th gen i5 and 16GB of ram. The Mint team do a great job setting up these distros.
Yeah and then you start wondering how to fix touchpad mouse speeds, get gestures back or adjust screen and keyboard backlight brightness via the default key combinations. Or you wonder on how to get your laptops hybrid Intel+Nvidia GPUs running. And after 2 days of trying you find out that it might be possible but the guides you found are outdated or only work for another laptop model. At that point you are happy to have a backup of your windows system. This was my Linux experience Everytime I tried it.
One of the best things I ever done was put Debian 11 on a free 2008 Dell xps laptop with a core two duo with a nvida 9400m 256mb and 4gb of ram, that I got from my neighbor. Linux absolutely saved this laptop from the recycling center. Runs way better and more optimized than windows 10 and even 8 and about equivalent to faster than 7 even being debloated. I used the desktop environment lxqt than moved onto xfce. I even decided to do myself a challenge and decided to put xubuntu on another drive on my hp pavilion business laptop with ryzen 7 5700u and Vega 8 and 32gb of ram. Definitely prefer Linux to using windows these days especially with windows 11 being released 😞.
After trying Linux in various forms over decades, the big barrier for me is still finding simple, effective solutions to problems - every time I hit a snag, and Google for solutions, I get a million different answers, all using tech terminology that only linux nerds understand, and that mostly don't work because I don't have exactly that release, or flavour, or CPU, or amount of storage or whatever! Every time I end up giving up in frustration, and I know I can find a fix for any Windows problems I may have because Windows is Windows, there aren't 50 different distros with different GUIs. If you want linux to get above 5% on desktops, it has to be easy to find answers!
My sister switched to Mint a couple months ago. Her laptop was having bad performance with windows and she asked me to take a look but i end up bricking her HDD. I had an old laptop HDD and put Mint on it so she could have an OS till we could get a new HDD. Now she doesn't even think about going back to windows.
I went the other direction. Switched to Windows 11 after almost a decade of Linux use and I'm enjoying it. My OS is a tool, not my religion. I have no loyalty to any platform and contrary to what a lot of the jihadists in the Linux community believe, Linux is not for everyone. Still, I'd encourage everyone to try Linux. My best advice for new users is to not dual boot and not throw in the towel the moment you run into a problem. Give yourself some time with it, maybe a 2 or 3-month period, before you decide if it's for you or not. I'm no longer daily driving Linux but I really enjoyed my time with it and learned a lot.
I'd recommend choosing the MATE version over XFCE. The difference in RAM usage is negligible if there is any and MATE feels much faster than XFCE. MATE is also more polished on Mint and used to be the flagship for Mint. The Mint team also worked on MATE or still does work on MATE. XFCE sometimes uses RAM for processes and does not let that RAM go. KDE actually feels lighter than XFCE now and its a shame Mint dropped that. I'd reccomend KDE Neon over Mint but if you are a linux noobie choose Kubuntu, Mint, or Pop OS.
I wanted to learn Linux for long time, but I was scared of deleting WIndows. Now I see i can install it on my older laptop and it will probably run ok. Thank you.
Followed this guide and I'm now using Linux Mint on my old laptop. It's a far superior operating system and is much easier on the old hardware but youtube bloat is still an issue for it. I've found downloading youtube videos to watch later works much better.
Another option for booting the USB from Windows is to hold shift while clicking restart, and then by going through the menus you can find an option to boot from another device. This only works on UEFI though, so if your machine doesn't support it this won't work
@@Damon_At_Forged_Faith You can access Windows files from Linux as long as you have the NTFS driver installed (it's preinstalled on most user-friendly distros), but it doesn't work the other way around without hacky workarounds
The thing I like about Linux is the variation. One of my computers is a 15 year old desktop, and it's still perfectly usable and safe thanks to Linux. Can't put no Windows 11 on a 15 year old computer.
You have some of the best content I've seen regarding computers. I'm a novice but you make everything you upload super interesting and easy to understand!
I had no exp whatsoever, I watch this video few times and did as he said, now I'm writing this comment from my linux mint xD (amaing experience so far) Thank you Mental Outlaw, you're amazing!
VirtualBox runs all distributions I've tried on a 4GB RAM laptop without a GPU, you for sure won't be needing anything even remotely close to 16G... Most of the distros will work just fine with a 1.5-2 GB of RAM (you can't give more than half of your total, obviously).
Started by switching on my weak laptop, made it so much faster. Then did the same on desktop when Windows broke for no reason. No major problems ever since
Mint was my first distribution for a while after switching from windows and it’s pretty good with the cinnamon desktop but honestly I enjoyed Linux a lot more after switching to PopOS because of the gnome desktop
after my first failed attempt of installing Linux mint due to a faulty Serial ATA cable I finally got it booting on an old PC I have, its runs smooth and looks great I really enjoy using it :D
I just wait for the official end of support for the Windows 10. By that time - Proton will be good enough to handle any game, even brand new ones - Teething issues with Wayland will be resolved - Hopefully right to repair goes into full effect and the manufacturers will have to share technical data on their devices, making writing open source drivers easier when manufacturer isn't interested in supporting Linux.
honestly a damn good idea, i'll probably do that too since i'm still a lil anxious about switching and it'd help to know that i straight up don't have anything to lose if i do at that point
I'm already switching or at least partially switching because even though I'm trying Windows 11, I really don't like it. It always have bugs and yes the software I love is great- but that's about it. Linux Mint lmde has been great. Installing non native programs has been challenging but interesting.
@@ArtfulCosumDust Linux is the best puzzle game ever invented, lol. Anyway too lazy to switch before Win10 loses support (not to mention that I have to deal with a rather annoying family member that refuses to have anything to do with Linux and can't really justify the need of a switch unless security issues due to the lack of updates are at play).
One thing that people should do more often is recommending another linux distro for mac users rather then just one for windows since most people use windows
Don't think mint would be bad even for mac users. Pop Os is something to watch too.. Thing to consider, is that many distros don't have the $$ to license multimedia codecs, so they can be built right in, like Macs or windows. That's usually the biggest hurdle I see for new users. As shown in the video, Mint will let you install them by default. Also, stick to LTS releases for your distro of choice, until you're comfortable with the system. They're much more stable.
Haven't used Windows in years, but that won't stop me consooming this whole video.
Same here 😁
Same
Also, bald hermit linux guy too, wonder who would win in a fight
I think that's just all of us lmao
Same
Once gaming compatibility on Linux is on par with Windows, you bet I won't think twice when switching to Linux
Same
Same
It already is thanks to wine
@@awesomec26 let's say I have specific needs...flight simulation, for example
@@awesomec26 But anticheats....
My lappy with a i7-6500U was completely unusable with Windows 10. It was miserably slow, and I was so frustrated I was ready to throw it in the trash. But then I thought "Huh, those annoying people always talk about Linux, I wonder what that's like. Might as well try it, my computer is already useless." and I installed Linux Mint
That was over a year ago, been a Linux and FOSS fan ever since! And Im typing this on that laptop right now, fully functional and working wonderfully!
I read my lappy and liked your comment didn't read the rest tho; tl
lol
So you became a annoying person too!
@@muellerhans They're not you.
@Nexxol I mean "I use Arch btw" is just a mainstream phrase from Linux average fans.
I read that, as a beginner, I should not start with Arch. So a week ago I started on my Linux journey with Arch. I learned a lot, and its been really fun.
10/10 would start with Arch again.
I half agree with this. For me it a use case situation. Grandma's old pc needs new life for just checking Facebook...then something like mint. But if little curious George wants to explore more, ya then arch.
@Herecore it isn't really the same if you have 4 years of experience, although you've only used one basic distro before
same
@Herecore ah i get it. so how is arch for you?
Same for me. Was a long time Mac user because it was awesome for software development. I got really annoyed by all the false "security features" that basically prevent you from doing a lot of useful stuff and also the weird directories where Software gets installed. So I switched to arch with DWM 3 years ago and I love it. I've been using Linux on compute clusters for Quantum mechanics simulations before, but using arch still taught me a ton about how linux works!
Switching the OS out is easy, but how about adapting to Linux from the newbie's standpoint? Such change could be daunting to a newcomer, so acclimation would be fruitful to explain.
Use a spare laptop, be that for school or a job and pratice linux from there
lmao communism failed
@@Valskyr "we" know ;)
@@Valskyr Was your comment made in China? Who the hell said anything about stupid-ass communism?
@@imford That's been the plan so far. Got Ubuntu on a 5 year old HP, got Arch on an old school Latitude M4300. Enjoying it, but I feel like I'm missing something because I'd like to make further use of it all. Yes, there are thousands of free applications, but it would be cool to see a video of someone who splurges on Photoshop versus someone who merely incorporates Gimp into their content creation needs and see how much money one can really save versus productivity on both platforms. Maybe throw in Apple stuff for fun. That's what was going through my mind when I typed this.
Even though this video is two years old I just come across it today 4/24/24…and I am so happy I did! I’m sooo tired of tweaking my Win10 so it’ll quit freezing no matter what I do…and I’ve been using Windows since the Win 3.1 operating system was the ‘rave’. So, as you can see I’m NOT some computer newbie. I will no doubt be transforming to Linux Mint very soon! Thank you for this most valuable information and for the excitement you have instilled within me! Best Regards! ~Jim in Houston,Texas~
I fully switched to Garuda recently. Been running smoothly for about a week now on my desktop now. All the games I usually play are working, and Proton seems to be working well. Highly advise anyone on WIndows 10, dual booting or otherwise, to fully make the switch.
With the steamos coming onto the deck, you'd also find that you would be able to run (allegedly and hopefully) pretty much all the games
@WolframaticAlpha Elaborate
@WolframaticAlpha stay mad😛
You are talking as if only one version of garuda (kde dragonised) exists, that version is made for high performance pc's. There are other versions of garuda too
@WolframaticAlpha ofc its going to run worse than pop os... dragonised is kde, pop os is gnome, there is going to be a performance difference there
I don't need to learn how to switch to Linux again but that won't stop me from dropping a like and a comment for the algorithm. Keep up the great content.
These kind of guides are important to get more people to use Linux.
Recently started dual booting on my laptop and am realizing how bloated windows is. I’m using a newbie friendly distro so I can only imagine the performance gains that would be possible from a full rice
You will quickly feel the pain of Windows breaking the bootloader soon.
@@newolku definitely haven't had to chroot and grub-install yet
@@newolku not going to lie. I have not had this issue yet, Ubuntu and Windows has been on my laptoo since last August and hasn't broken somehow. I am gonna switch to a Manjaro + windows vm in the future though
Having a ssd of any size on a small ultrabook is an a dream. If i don't download videos, it just doesn't fill up with normal linux programs. Most of them being open source and all, bloat tends to be orders of magnitude less.
I run Artix with i3wm on my Thinkpad P14s and it's so lean. Just idling with a terminal open, it uses ~300 MB of RAM.
Great Video! Been a Mint user for years and have tried many distro's prior - always seems to come back to Mint for it's simplicity and ease-of-use.
There are more options out there and everyone has their favorite I'm sure. The MAIN point here is to use an ALTERNATIVE to Windows. That's the real point.
Can you access your personal files that you have from your windows os? Or do they need to be manually transferred over?
@@Damon_At_Forged_Faith "Any" file that is on a Windows PC can be transferred over to Linux. But... Linux will only have the ability to open files "IT" understands or can handle. Most people just copy their data to a flash or external drive and then transfer them manually to the new OS installed.
@@johng.4959 Alright thank you
@@Damon_At_Forged_Faith Most files are in a standard format that Linux based programs can use. However you can install WINE so that you can run Windows programs when there is no Linux version or alternative.
@@wayland7150 Ive been on mint a while now but struggle to run any games wven with an updated proton running for steam. Do I need wine for these to run?
Cheers
My W500 was sold to me by an engineer from Canonical at an absolute steal of $50, with chargers and a dock included, in the hope that whoever uses it can find utility in it.
And I have, over the time I've moved from Ubuntu to Debian to Manjaro, and having a dedicated Linux machine helped me graduate with my engineering degree. It was fun showing my friends and peers how capable an OS could be without needing a 30GB install size and 3GB of RAM usage just to boot to desktop.
Hope that guy is doing well, out there.
"Don't trust my pre-installed image of Ubuntu," he said, "ALWAYS load your own installation!"
@Mental Outlaw Admin. Will do bro, also here's my social security number and blood type. Also DM'ing you my mom's maiden name.
I found one on amazon for 2000$, of course i didn't buy that, still waiting for something to replace my crappy iPad Air 2, using this as a everyday device is super frustrating because iPadOS is godawful unless you jailbreak which i'm still waiting for one to be compatible with iPadOS 15.
So what's your current Linux distro?
I recently started doing more stuff under linux than under windows and i'm so happy i started to switch.
Using Linux Mint Debian Edition 5.
This is a great tutorial for people who want to switch as well.
Just a little addition for the rufus burning iso part.
When you get a popup to choose ISO or DD, choose ISO if you're using legacy bios and choose DD if you're using UEFI bios.
If you have UEFI bios and choose to burn your usb as ISO linux won't boot up after the installation.
You'll get just a grub error when you try to boot it.
Especially if you plan to dual boot.
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Damn I wish I would have known this before I spent an hour debugging.
I had these problems back when I didn't know about Ventoy.. Now life is easy.
Just use ventoy.
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What does DD mean? I don't see that as an option on Rufus. Thanks for any response.
On my experience the Cinnamon DE is the most polished and closer to Windows look and feel, it might be heavier than xfce though.
XFCE is also missing menu items when you use right click
I like cinnamon the best, it idles around 1 gig for me, XFCE is just over 500MB.
I'm a Mint Cinnamon fan. Xfce is similar to Cinnamon but lacks certain features that I've gotten used to. To me Cinnamon doesn't seem like Windows at all. No forced updates, no browser that you can't delete, no default corporate surveillance, no bad memories of Windows Vista, the worst operating system in the history of the solar system.
Until they have composting effects, it's a dealbreaker. I'm too used to wobbly windows. It's not just a gimmick, it smooths out your jerky mouse input and makes your widows glide across the screen. If I'm going to deal with Linux I want it to look beautiful. You can probably tell I'm a KDE fan haha.
I'd go with plasma
I know this is an older video, but I wanted to let you know that this saved my low-end laptop. It had windows 10 and simply turning it on was a nightmare, sometimes it only took half an hour other times I had to constantly restart due to black screen. Opening apps was even worse. Now everything runs smoothly, I can open multiple apps with no problem, something I didn't even dare to do back then.
6:25 Bro caught me off guard with that absolute banger💀
this is literally the only channel I watch consistently. Thanks for the best tech/fit content out there MO.
Do you still
Pro tip for booting in your USB drive, you can use Advance Startup, either you can hold shift then click Restart at start menu. Or you can go "Settings > Update & Security > Recovery (left tab) > Advance startup - Restart (button)"
I really appreciate the music breaks since ot allows ppl to figure out any potential issues without having tp skip forward and backwards over and over again
Things to point out:
1) Make sure to try a live boot at some point before installing on the computer (even if a VM is an option) to make sure all important hardware works out of the box with linux. Some things, like WiFi, may use proprietary drivers that come with windows but have yet to be created for linux (or require manually downloading/building/installing drivers, possibly every time the kernel is updated).
2) Before doing a full disk install, be sure to have created recovery media (on the off chance you need to reinstall windows). As installing linux this way will also delete the built-in recovery partition.
Yea I messed up :/
That wifi driver issue kept me from using Linux for over a year until I took the time to figure it all out.
I had to use USB tethering and I got the wrong driver because my adapter model didn't report its model quite right...
The best, most straightforward video I have ever seen regarding the topic. Loved it! Thank you.
Wonderful choice of runescape music! I always enjoy being reminded of these internet cultures. Maybe more TempleOS references along the way? I enjoyed that one TempleOS ending you had.
@Mental Outlaw Admin. Get lost you impersonator scammer, the real MO doesn't touch Whats App with a ten foot pole, and he literally IS his own admin.
i can hear some compression in the song, the same happened to me when encoding with kdenlive and aac codec, that's probably because it resamples anything to 48khz and causes this strange sound, some people might not hear it, it also happened in openshot, i use webm+vorbis to fix this problem
@@blehmeh9889 what was the comment lol
@@alphaapple9673some scammer by the name of "mental outlaw admin" promoting some get rich quick crypto scheme with a WhatsApp number. Likely just a bot.
@@blehmeh9889 ohk
Motivated me to finally make the switch to Linux, Computer runs so much faster I couldn’t believe it. Great video! I do wish you had gone over some basic stuff like how to setup snapshots, and updates for only the stable stuff, but I’m sure there’s lots of instruction for that elsewhere :)
Loving Garuda for the automatic snapshots during updates out of the box, especially since I can access them from grub to fix silly newbie mistakes I've made, it's nice to have that extra layer of "brick prevention"
Yeah it really is a great time to switch to Linux with things having become so much more easier to do. I switched back in 2009 because of Windows Vista (before the big service pack update came and actually made it somehow usable) and back then i was using Ubuntu. Tested a few systems and eventually stuck with Mint as it's really is a lot better than standard Ubuntu or the rolling release Debian that is basically useless for stable desktop use.
I left Windows 4 years ago. Best decision EVER! Once I come into some money I will be making a donation.
Success finally! Disregard my last comment. The answer was literally under my nose. All I had to do was hit Enter on one of the options under the Boot tab. I saw it as a title to the items listed, and didn't realize there was a list hidden behind the list if you hit Enter. Then it finally dawned on me. So simple. Thank you!
I've been recently moving all my crap from Windows over to Linux Mint.
And aside a couple of games and crypto miners, everything else is just better on Linux lol.
Also, disable fast startup from the power options in windows if you are dual booting, otherwise Windows will hold the drives and make them read only on Linux.
My bad, it was fast startup not fast boot, I remembered it wrong.
It may also help with the dual-boot headaches to mount your Windows partition from Linux and your Linux partition from Windows, if you aren't doing so already. :D
I haven’t disabled fast boot in windows yet I can write the drives in Linux 🤔 I’m on old school BIOS btw
I installed PopOS dual boot alongside Win10 and I have no problem writing to my drives thru Linux. Didn't need to change fastboot in BIOS. Then again, I have to mount the drive in Linux before I access it each time, but I think it's some simple issue with PopOS that I can probably resolve with a quick Brave search when I overcome my laziness
@@szymex8341 Oh. Then it must be some weird form of hybrid sleep microsoft is implementing, because whenever I shut down windows and start again, I don't get the option to get into BIOS (the F12 button doesn't work) but when I turn off and start my Linux Mint install, I can easily get into the BIOS menu
@@tanmay______ there's a thing on win called fast startup. That might be the thing
I switched from Windows 10 to Linux Mint 7 months ao, it's amazing
@@toastiiiiiiiboy2195 Yes you can?
For so long I have wondered what's the deal with linux that everyone's been bragging about. It's not until an hour ago that I finally decided to try it out with the help of this video and i got to say, DAMN IT'S SMOOTH! Thanks for making the video and may this be a start of something wonderful :>
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Hoping the Steamdeck pushes EAC to support Linux. As it stands my entire workflow side is on Linux and only my steam account is on Windows.
definitely, I while ago, I managed to force EAC to load with wine and was able to play fortnite on linux, pretty crazy
Valve said they're working with EAC and BattlEye to get them working on Linux
@@szymex8341 when steam deck releases according to valve the patch will be released into proton, so no it is not patched yet
@@szymex8341 ah okay then
EAC support for Proton/Wine is out now! It has to be enabled by the developer of the game, but it's not like they have to push a new build -- they just have to tick a checkbox on the Epic Online Services developer portal website
Broooooo, this was 100% helpful. I just bought a new laptop and windows used already more than half of the hard drive. I followed your instructions and downloaded linux mint and my space is now far more than when with windows (brand new notebook). I RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYBODY. LINUX THE BEST DONT EVEN HESITATE. Thanks bro😎🙋♂️
It would be cool to see a video showing all of the potential issues you could run into and possible fixes for installing linux on computers with nvidia graphics cards or nvidia optimus equipped laptops. In my experience computers with those graphics setups can add a whole slew of issues when trying to get up and running with linux.
@jt yea same here I love mint but since most of my pcs have nvidia cards booting into the installer can be a pain in and of itself. There is however a way to fix this by adding the nomodeset function to the kernel parameters but most people would just give up at that point unless they have the knowledge and willpower to deal with and fix it, this issue is another great reason why I wish ore videos talking about nvidia compatibility would be produced.
Only two things missing from this video.
1. Use a separate USB-storage to make a backup of your own files, and mark it so you do not mix it up with the iso-file-usb of the linux-version you're installing
2. After installing the OS to the hard drive, change the boot order back to where it was. This might resolve some device driver issues, that are mostly unseen, but might result in a loss of full DVD/cd-drive -functionality
(Additional stuff) in this video it is shown how smoothly Mint can be installed, on a fully working (but slowed down) laptop.
If your laptop has some issues even before the installation, these won't necessarily go away.
On desktops and some two-screen setups, note that Mint preferentially uses the VGA port (if you have one) for display.
Every couple years or so I randomly get a recommended a video from you which I either find helpful or humorous. Thank you crazy cat man.
I absolutely love my thinkpad, it runs like a pro. It made me survive college. I even had a gaming laptop but the little thinkpad would just work. it would suck on windows. 4 gb and a core i5 is just not enough for Microsoft bs.
Window works somehow for now because people tolerate their bullshit most of people not switch because they are used to Win and some will not switch because of games. Yes i know you can play games on Linux too but they are not all supported.
Now it looks like lot of people will have to start thinking about alternatives since W10 will be here only for 5 another years and then W11 is coming and when most people thought w10 is bullshit then w11 is 10 times worse. You litterally not be able to run that system normally if you don't have at least 16GB of RAM because it requires 4GB for virtualization and another 1 for spec run it will run like trash + they fucked up DE and changed things that are just fucking annoying to deal with.
It's dual boot for now but later in future if MS will really not stop with this bullshit then it's going to be Linux only.
Lol, 8 gb isn't enough nowadays. Just some basic stuff open and already hitting swap. Debloating the crap out of windows, aka installing an ltsc iso (highly recommend), lets you run a shocking amount more stuff before hitting the swap file.
16 gb is pushing it as well nowadays. Windows caches stuff at an absurd rate and easily eats 16gb no problem. Linux can do that too especially living that chrome life, but it does take quite a bit longer.
6:50 That sea shanty really hitting 🤘
Before installing Mint, check the compatibility of your laptop with the system. It's very easy, just search for your computer model and Linux mint on the internet and read what people had said.
In my case (Dell XPS), I had to change the configuration from RAID, which was supported by Windows, to AHCI, supported by Linux mint. If I haven't done that my computer won't boot. In another instance, I had to return a Lenovo laptop because I couldn't change boot setting to the ones that would allow booting Linux.
Do yourself a favor, and run a quick compatibility research before installation. You may get into trouble otherwise.
Never go back to Windows though 🤣
That is a very good advice on any type of hardware to be used with Linux and I always do the same before I buy something and have had very few problems with hardware compatibility over the past 22 years as a Linux user
(The only problem I remember having was when i installed Linux on a pc with a built in sound card that caused the system to crash on boot up but it could be fixed by turning it of in the Bios and replacing it with a sound blaster card I had at the time)
I do this because the manufacturers are not always putting Linux on their system requirements or compatibility listings even if it is actually supported but it is getting better and better. as an example AMD based graphics cards are fully supported but only one brand, Sapphire actually put Linux on their info
most HP printers and scanners are supported most Logitech's web cameras keyboards mouses steering wheels and joysticks works as well
I recently put together a new gaming computer and i missed that the motherboard did not have Bluetooth built in so i had to buy one separately after some googling I found an Asus Bluetooth device that works as well
I always supports brands that supports Linux natively so no more Nvidia graphics cards hassle for me as long as they don't support Linux with open source drivers they are boycotted and I will let them know why in any review out there and I hope more people do the same, AMD all the way for now but Intel works as well Not necessary because they are better then Nvidia but because they work out of the box with no hassles
this is actually a really important thing to consider if you're installing linux on some ancient hardware that might have compatibility problems
this was THE BEST linux video I've seen, as a beginner getting started on linux, and I've seen a ton, great stuff and thx
You don't really have to change the boot order in bios. There is a dedicated button for a boot select (one of the F1-12 keys)
it’s disabled by default in most bios‘s i’ve gotten my hands on
I think is the safest approach, for making sure every single pc can follow this step. The boot select option is not available for all pcs
Switched to Linux past week to start with my Programming and Cyber Security journey and at first is like learning to walk again, but I'm enjoying it so far.
I fell in love with Linux Mint when I was a refugee from the horrid 1809 Windows 10 update back in Fall 2018. I stayed on it until Micro$oft shat out an update that fixed what the 1809 update screwed up (many months) and I did not miss Windows 10 a bit. Now I use Linux Mint on my data server machine, and I store all my data on there so my main machine (Windows 10) doesn't have any of it. -Waiting for Micro$oft to start spying on any network drives you have connected...-
switched from windows to mint a few weeks ago, loving it so far!
do you use any music software on linux?
@@njea1337 sadly no
>Be me
>Already know how to install an OS
>Sees that mental outlaw made a video teaching how to do it
>*Click*
>Watch the entire video
>Leave a like
Same.
Just wanted to thank you for all the advice you have given us in your videos. Thanks to that, I finally made the switch to Linux and I honestly couldn't be happier!
I installed linux mint a couple weeks ago, and aside from having to work out a few kinks, I really like this much more than windows 10! Sadly, I still have to dual boot into windows just to use my drawing tablet, but OTD is apparently working on drivers for my tablet so hopefully I can fully ditch windows soon.
I watched this video 6 months ago, best decision ive made this year is switching to linux mint, thank you for guiding us
Linux Mint is a nice starting point for moving away from Windows, but I think Zorin OS might be an even better alternative. It has the same goal as Mint in that it aims to be a beginners OS for Windows users and in my opinion it looks and feels a little more like Windows than Mint does, while at the same time being different enough to make you understand that you're using a totally different OS. Sure that it can be a little recourse heavy in the core edition, but there is a lightweight Xfce edition as well. I'm pointing it out because I feel like it's being overshadowed by Linux Mint's popularity, and because Zorin was my first Linux system I dove into when making the switch, so I am a little biased towards it😆
@Tachyon Sagittarius Lol no
@@ScarletDeath1312 lmao what? A non-systemd distro for a beginner will make them quit instantly after the first tutorial for enabling a service doesn't work in their system - because it assumed a systemd distro was being used. Terrible fucking idea.
I was planning to make the switch to mint but then I saw your comment and tried out zorin instead. Well, thanks because I think it looks even better than mint and my experience has been flawless
@@aurobhatta awesome, I'm glad to hear that 😊
@@AlkalineBatterien The Zorin design really looks more like windows, but personality i would want to have a linux experience that look less like windows but at the same time not having such a huge gap where i can barely move my files without having to figure stuff out. I still think mint would be a better idea..
Literally did this right when the anouncemmt of windows 11 came out even though waiting for my eyes to heal post surgery would have been smarter.
And went Linux mint because it's been awhile and cinnamon is a pretty familiar layout.
And why do a virtual environment? Just do a live USB. They is one of the biggest upsides of linux.
I really hope many people migrate from Windowsland to Penguinland because of this video. Cheers!
Not that many. Linux is still as 2nd or 3rd machine option, not as main.
i was just thinking about how linux would be and here this video is! (I HAVE NEVER WATCHED A SINGLE VID ABOUT LINUX)
I have tried Linux Mint, Pop OS, and Manjaro. All three I ran into issues with (specifically with gaming). Out of the three, I like Mint the most because it's the most reminiscent of WinXP and Win7. It definitely takes some getting used to tho. Personally, I would suggest dual booting and using Linux for everyday computing and Windows for only gaming. Gaming just works a lot better and is easier on Windows.
I do that too, Linux for quick boot browsing internet and watching movies ect, but my linux wasn't battery friendly(drains battery quickly) for whatever reason.
Thanks man. I was ready to scrap my 9 tear slow old computer. Followed your video and it works great now on XFCE . Good for seniors that just need the basics.
Was listening to this while cooking, and then that beat came in and started vibing to it.
beats to install linux to
You burn your food only to realize that the stove wasn't even on.
@@zbdfhg hahahha
@@zendevve cooking lvl?
I don't have the will power to learn a new OS. So what I did was linux virtual machines, and I transferred as much work as possible from my host machine to the guest machine(s) thus forcing myself to use linux instead of having to transfer my entire workflow to windows. That's how I'm learning linux, becoming comfortable with the system, to eventually make a transition.
12:42 - "But I know that you are a brave soul, so we're gonna go ahead and erase the disc and install Linux mint"
lmao
Came here for... God fucking knows what, was just playing some OSRS at work.
Stayed for the banger.
Generally, people don't "switch" from MSWindows to Linux. They set up a Linux box (some old quadcore or whatever) next to their MSWindows PC so as to use both. Don't be surprised if they share the monitor via the input toggle button.
I know this vid is a bit old, but I wanted to thank you!
I've been watching your content for over a year and finally made the jump to linux mint. I already installed all my normie stuff and my programming stuff using the package manager, I installed the nix package manager too and am learning how to customize and use everything.
Such a cute OS, I'm so happy [:
Would've been a very helpful video for me 5 years ago. Upvoted for helping others join the master race
Linux always brings new life into old computers!
Linux ROCKS!
The only thing keeping me on Windows right now is games.
I'm gonna wait till Proton 7.0 launches along side the Steam Deck and if its as good as Valve is hyping it to be. I'll switch to Linux.
Yes absolutely this! This is the only reason I haven't switched yet. Linux is great for everyday use but gaming is God awful
Just curious, what kind of games do you play? So far, I've been able to play some lightweight multiplayer stuff like Brawlhalla, War Thunder, Among Us and Left 4 Dead on linux, plus a bunch of more modern single player games.
Same with art programs. I know there are some out there like Gimp which is natively supported but my tablet seems to have zero support on Linux and I prefer Clip Paint which also isn't supported. I've seen that Wine and/or Lutris can help with that but I couldn't figure either out
@@anukranan I'm literally in a VC with a person who only uses Linux and he says your flat out wrong with that statement.
Windows is still the best OS for gaming.
@@anukranan Just because you say you're correct doesn't make you correct.
If Linux is apparently "perfect" why can't I play Halo Infinite? Or New World? Or Rainbow Six Seige?
Its the OS I use. I run the cinnamon desktop but then again, I have a 6th gen i5 and 16GB of ram. The Mint team do a great job setting up these distros.
i use arch btw
Ok Mr fancy pants you...
i use arch btw
geek joke here 😆😂🤣
😂😂😂😂
I have used arch at some point btw
Been using Linux full time for the last year and a half, best decision I've ever made
"let's get the full consumer setup going" 😂
Yeah and then you start wondering how to fix touchpad mouse speeds, get gestures back or adjust screen and keyboard backlight brightness via the default key combinations. Or you wonder on how to get your laptops hybrid Intel+Nvidia GPUs running. And after 2 days of trying you find out that it might be possible but the guides you found are outdated or only work for another laptop model. At that point you are happy to have a backup of your windows system.
This was my Linux experience Everytime I tried it.
One of the best things I ever done was put Debian 11 on a free 2008 Dell xps laptop with a core two duo with a nvida 9400m 256mb and 4gb of ram, that I got from my neighbor. Linux absolutely saved this laptop from the recycling center. Runs way better and more optimized than windows 10 and even 8 and about equivalent to faster than 7 even being debloated. I used the desktop environment lxqt than moved onto xfce. I even decided to do myself a challenge and decided to put xubuntu on another drive on my hp pavilion business laptop with ryzen 7 5700u and Vega 8 and 32gb of ram. Definitely prefer Linux to using windows these days especially with windows 11 being released 😞.
After trying Linux in various forms over decades, the big barrier for me is still finding simple, effective solutions to problems - every time I hit a snag, and Google for solutions, I get a million different answers, all using tech terminology that only linux nerds understand, and that mostly don't work because I don't have exactly that release, or flavour, or CPU, or amount of storage or whatever! Every time I end up giving up in frustration, and I know I can find a fix for any Windows problems I may have because Windows is Windows, there aren't 50 different distros with different GUIs. If you want linux to get above 5% on desktops, it has to be easy to find answers!
My sister switched to Mint a couple months ago. Her laptop was having bad performance with windows and she asked me to take a look but i end up bricking her HDD. I had an old laptop HDD and put Mint on it so she could have an OS till we could get a new HDD. Now she doesn't even think about going back to windows.
The fact that you used Runescape music makes me love you even more
I went the other direction. Switched to Windows 11 after almost a decade of Linux use and I'm enjoying it. My OS is a tool, not my religion. I have no loyalty to any platform and contrary to what a lot of the jihadists in the Linux community believe, Linux is not for everyone. Still, I'd encourage everyone to try Linux. My best advice for new users is to not dual boot and not throw in the towel the moment you run into a problem. Give yourself some time with it, maybe a 2 or 3-month period, before you decide if it's for you or not. I'm no longer daily driving Linux but I really enjoyed my time with it and learned a lot.
I'm a new user and have it on Dualboot why not Dualboot? 🤔
I'd recommend choosing the MATE version over XFCE. The difference in RAM usage is negligible if there is any and MATE feels much faster than XFCE. MATE is also more polished on Mint and used to be the flagship for Mint. The Mint team also worked on MATE or still does work on MATE. XFCE sometimes uses RAM for processes and does not let that RAM go. KDE actually feels lighter than XFCE now and its a shame Mint dropped that. I'd reccomend KDE Neon over Mint but if you are a linux noobie choose Kubuntu, Mint, or Pop OS.
What's better? i3 on LM Cinnamon or i3 on LM Mate? I'll daily-drive i3, and maybe only greet DE when i need to set something.
@@steriftes I'd say MATE or XFCE. I prefer MATE but its a tiny bit heavier than XFCE.
I wanted to learn Linux for long time, but I was scared of deleting WIndows. Now I see i can install it on my older laptop and it will probably run ok. Thank you.
Am I going to do this? No. Am I still going to watch this video? Absolutely.
Followed this guide and I'm now using Linux Mint on my old laptop. It's a far superior operating system and is much easier on the old hardware but youtube bloat is still an issue for it. I've found downloading youtube videos to watch later works much better.
Another option for booting the USB from Windows is to hold shift while clicking restart, and then by going through the menus you can find an option to boot from another device. This only works on UEFI though, so if your machine doesn't support it this won't work
Can you access your personal files that you have from your windows os? Or do they need to be manually transferred over?
@@Damon_At_Forged_Faith You can access Windows files from Linux as long as you have the NTFS driver installed (it's preinstalled on most user-friendly distros), but it doesn't work the other way around without hacky workarounds
Best one I have found for installing Linux mint and dumping windows 11. Guess I will try it tomorrow.
The thing I like about Linux is the variation. One of my computers is a 15 year old desktop, and it's still perfectly usable and safe thanks to Linux. Can't put no Windows 11 on a 15 year old computer.
I tried putting Windows 11 on an early iMac 2008. I got PTSD out of this.
Installed hundreds of Linux distros in many PCs throughout my life, in different configurations.
Still watching the whole video
I needed this, thank you so much.
Welcome to the family!
#metoo
You have some of the best content I've seen regarding computers. I'm a novice but you make everything you upload super interesting and easy to understand!
Me while watching this on Arch: "Why am I watching this"
Tell me you use arch without telling me that you use arch:
@@asaultikk say that I copied your comment without saying I copied your comment:
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I'm listening to this in the shower. You hit me with that Sea Shanty 2 mix and I gotta dance.
Great channel! This is extremely helpful advice explained in simple terms that I can understand. Also like the music. Thank You! 💜
The RuneScape remix was a nice touch on the vid
Installing on a standard single boot machine is not the problem.
The difficulties start when you have a multi-boot machine.
I had no exp whatsoever, I watch this video few times and did as he said, now I'm writing this comment from my linux mint xD (amaing experience so far)
Thank you Mental Outlaw, you're amazing!
MX Linux (based on debıan) is a performance king when it comes to system resources. I use it on my 2009 Core 2 Duo laptop still to this day.
Love MX.. runs like a champ on some very old machines I have.
this video helped me revive a laptop from 2012 thank you Mr outlaw
VirtualBox runs all distributions I've tried on a 4GB RAM laptop without a GPU, you for sure won't be needing anything even remotely close to 16G... Most of the distros will work just fine with a 1.5-2 GB of RAM (you can't give more than half of your total, obviously).
@Mental Outlaw Admin. real mental outlaw wouldn’t use WhatsApp
@Mental Outlaw Admin. Bad bot
Thanks to you im using Mint for about 4 month and im loving it.
Tried Arch Linux (EndeavourOS) for about a month before 11's release. Switched back to 11.
@@stevedoidoultimate4815 Realized how much I missed my VR and Premiere Pro. Also burned out on Linux after dealing with the community
Started by switching on my weak laptop, made it so much faster.
Then did the same on desktop when Windows broke for no reason. No major problems ever since
Mint was my first distribution for a while after switching from windows and it’s pretty good with the cinnamon desktop but honestly I enjoyed Linux a lot more after switching to PopOS because of the gnome desktop
after my first failed attempt of installing Linux mint due to a faulty Serial ATA cable I finally got it booting on an old PC I have, its runs smooth and looks great I really enjoy using it :D
I just wait for the official end of support for the Windows 10. By that time
- Proton will be good enough to handle any game, even brand new ones
- Teething issues with Wayland will be resolved
- Hopefully right to repair goes into full effect and the manufacturers will have to share technical data on their devices, making writing open source drivers easier when manufacturer isn't interested in supporting Linux.
Me too
honestly a damn good idea, i'll probably do that too since i'm still a lil anxious about switching and it'd help to know that i straight up don't have anything to lose if i do at that point
I'm already switching or at least partially switching because even though I'm trying Windows 11, I really don't like it. It always have bugs and yes the software I love is great- but that's about it.
Linux Mint lmde has been great. Installing non native programs has been challenging but interesting.
@@ArtfulCosumDust Linux is the best puzzle game ever invented, lol.
Anyway too lazy to switch before Win10 loses support (not to mention that I have to deal with a rather annoying family member that refuses to have anything to do with Linux and can't really justify the need of a switch unless security issues due to the lack of updates are at play).
I use Ubuntu Budgie and I love it. Same spirit in using Linux is that it lasts longer and keeps older hardware going.
Lol, that mint background is already cooler than default win10. Hell yeah.
@Toy ok
@Toy Coolness meter > how much money was spent making it tbh
I'm still on Mint 19 on all but 1 of my PCs. Have been a Mint user for about 2 years. Been a Linux user since a year after Windows 10 came out.
One thing that people should do more often is recommending another linux distro for mac users rather then just one for windows since most people use windows
Elementary OS is the Linux rice for Mac users.
You can also use the KDE Plasma desktop environment and customize it from there. There is tons of videos on making Plasma look exactly like Mac.
Just customize it to your needs
Don't think mint would be bad even for mac users. Pop Os is something to watch too..
Thing to consider, is that many distros don't have the $$ to license multimedia codecs, so they can be built right in, like Macs or windows. That's usually the biggest hurdle I see for new users. As shown in the video, Mint will let you install them by default. Also, stick to LTS releases for your distro of choice, until you're comfortable with the system. They're much more stable.
Couldn’t you just use a Mac theme on Linux mint ? I’m sure I’ve seen one before.