I have been using Linux Mint for a few months now and so i have decided to make a series of tutorials describing my experience with Linux and showing you step-by-step tutorials on how to use it, configure it and solve most common issues.
The decision to move permanently to Linux was when Microsoft decided to make Windows the most privacy invasive software on the planet by including that feature named... well i can't recall the name right now. Even Windows 10 has so much telemetry that anything you click or do generates traffic to Microsoft that is a waste of resources at best.
There are many Linux distributions out there such as Ubuntu, Arch, Manjaro, Zorin OS, Fedora, Debian, but I decided to use Mint which is based on Ubuntu since is often chosen for its stability, user-friendly interface, and ease of use, making it a great option for those transitioning from Windows like myself. It's also low on memory usage.
You shouldn't be a programmer to use an OS like Linux
I'm not a Linux expert, so it will be easier for someone else to understand what I'm explaining in this tutorials. Most tutorials make use of the terminal too much and regular users get overwhelmed considering Linux something to complicated to use so if there's a GUI way, that's what i will use here.
Is Linux a pain in the kernel?
Yes and no. For a beginner it can be. It took me a while to figure out how to
make things work the way I wanted, there were issues but in the end I solved
them and kept notes in case I need to reinstall Linux. But once you know what
to do is easy.
Why dual boot?
I haven't logged into Windows for a while now, and I'm wondering the same thing. But I recommend installing Linux alongside Windows just to see if you like it. Personally I sometimes forget I'm on Linux since Mint has many graphical elements similar to Windows.
Another reason and the most important for dual boot is apps and games. You probably got used to a group of apps and a certain workflow on Windows and you wonder if that can be moved to Linux. That depends on what apps you want to use. Some apps work on both Windows and Linux such as Gimp, Audacity, some have alternatives and some can be run using Wine.
Wine is a free and open-source compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run on Linux and stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator," which means that it doesn't emulate the Windows operating system, but instead translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls that can be executed on Linux. This allows users to run Windows applications on Linux without the need for a virtual machine or dual-boot setup.
I've seen people saying they had problems with dual booting. I believe them
but up until now I didn't have any. But if you don't want to install Windows
just Linux, you can still follow this tutorial.
See you in the next part where we install the Linux Mint operating system.
List of tutorials so far
- Linux Mint dual boot tutorial part 2 - How to install Linux Mint
- Linux Mint tutorial part 3 - Overview and customization
- Linux Mint tutorial part 4 - Wine, Windows apps and games
- Linux Mint tutorial part 5 - Linux applications
- Linux Mint tutorial part 6 - Possible Issues
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