I did this MANY years ago-- and have NEVER looked back.. HOW TO SOLVE ALL YOUR WINDOWS PROBLEMS?- Simple- SWITCH TO LINUX.. GATES admits that even MICOSOFT runs on LINUX!!!
a good bootable partition manager for example gparted or the old school F disk will fix all windows problems after you delete the windows partitions then install a Linux distro
@@madw2615 Just insert usb and select "use ENTIRE disk" and click go- is easier-- NO MORE WINDOWS crap... ever.. Don't get me wrong- windows is good software and works well- it's the COMPANY I'm against- trying to own folks computer just because you run windows or MS office-- BS!!! and spying- and backing the "anti-viral" companies that DESIGN and put out the virus to force us to buy new every year... and on and on..
I bough a Dell with Linux Ubuntu installed and converted it to LMDE 6 a year ago and I love it. I have another computer that I installed Wubuntu on to it and only use it once in a while.
I can confirm that there is one less Windows 11 user out there. Fun fact, you can still install Linux if your computer has Windows 11 S. (Don't ask me how I know, cause that's rude)
im 100% Linux as of 1 month ago. 3 years ago i started using mint in Vmware on 1 machine. by year 2 i had Debian on 5 computers. with the latest windows news my last 2 computers converted. i consider myself a basic user nothing special. ive no coding skills of any kind although Linux gave me a few. ive had no issues switching over. the secret is backups. when you screw the pooch and you will, back up and try again.
@@ContantContact I have many linux computers and windows computers. I never said it was hard. I was stating he made it way more complex then it really is. So I guess you agree with me.
@@howardhamaker2708 I come from a very long history in IT, starting before the IBM PC, and have imaged more machines than a count could be made. For instance, I orchestrated the imaging of 50 in one day (OS/2 then) out of the box, imaged, back into the box. So yes. In fact, it seemed to me he should have redo the process after he saw points where he had avoidable hiccups. Remove all that and it would show the process was not complex.
Great video for newcomers, LMDE 6 is my personal favourite, except I'm crazy, so I flip it over to the Debian Testing Repos, so it acts more like a rolling distro. For Windows software I have QEMU/virt-manager. For gaming I use the Flatpak version of Steam, Bottles & ProtonUp-Qt. Except for opening myself up to that xz-utils backdoor, it's been my most stable and favourite Linux setup to date.
Note: The debian edition of Linux Mint doesn't come with the video driver manager, meaning that Debian Edition is mostly suitable for intermediate users. *Unless you're an intermediate Linux user, LMDE it's not for you*
I don't know for sure with Windows11, but for hasing on at least Windows10, there is a native hash check, so no need to download a 3rd party tool. Right click on file you want to hash, click on SHA in the context menu, and pick SHA-256 in this case
I think Windows11 simplified the context menu, so there might be an extra step of clicking something along the lines of "advanced" to show the hidden context menu options
Hi, thanks for another great video. I'm new to this but I'm already sick of Windows. I have a question, can I install Linux on my new Lenovo Thinkpad Z with amd processor?
Most likely, You will want to enter the model number and Linux into a search engine to know for sure, but Lenovo is traditionally really well supported on Linux.
I know TPM and SecureBoot being requirements string a lot of users. However these are useful technologies to have access to in most cases. Unless you want to do stuff like load arbitrary kernel modules. I believe ubuntu(and by extension mint) has a system where you can use your own secureboot key which is what you use to sign things like nvidia drivers(if you need those). To demistify these a bit: Secureboot - an open standardized technology that forces the computer to only run signed modules. Typically OEMs use microsoft keys for that, although that is a side effect of Windows being the default. Any Linux OEM could just generate and shove their own keys. TPM - another open standard for a device that can securely do cryptographic/arithmetic operations, generate random numbers and store your keys.
Installed LMDE 6 today before happening upon this video. Looking forward to using it. I used openssl for the checksum, and rufus to burn the USB on a windows system.
I know nothing about linux. Yesterday I installed the Debian Mint version on a 2012 Macbook (not the pro). It was smooth and no issues. I dont know how it all works and no commands. I like it a lot. Next is to install it on my PC.
im honestly might switch to linux mint for good, because im sick of these windows 11 popups i get telling me to switch to 11, but i wont, since it runs like crap, should i switch?
I recommend to use Rufus instead of Etcher, with Etcher you might struggle to get your USB-stick back because etcher does it in dd-mode, with Rufus you will usually not have this problem. Also Rufus has excellent support, if for a specific distro an extra step is needed then Etcher will just do it for you, after asking permission.
They both work pretty well. Although I find Rufus is better for creating Windows boot USBs with their extra options. But never had issues with installing Linux with Etcher. Its a very simple tool and generally pretty quick.
@@peterschmidt9942 As I said, a big problem of Etcher is that it always uses dd which makes it a mess to get your USB-stick back (having to open a partition-manager, maybe not succeeding directly). With Rufus you can still just put any other files on the same USB-stick after the ISO has been put up there. That is a pretty good reason for regular users to use Rufus if they are on Windows. when you make a bootable 64-GB USB-stick with a 3 GB Mint on it then you rather keep the remaining 61 GB as free space without first having to mess with a partition-tool to be able to write to it again. This video was targeted at regular users, they are not so handy with this. Hell, I struggled multiple times to get my USB-stick fixed after dd was used by Etcher, I did not enjoy it.
@@peterjansen4826 Most of the time the USB sticks I use are dedicated to Linux installs, so using etcher to just chuck another distro on generally works fine. I have had issues with other live linux usb creators in the past that play shenanigans with USBs. I keep a handy tool called BOOTICEx86 if this happens (although it's Windows based). But whatever works for you.
I really wanna like linux but the biggest hurdle for me is the long commands a lot of it uses. Don't get me wrong, windows has problems, but downloading something and then just clicking on an EXE is extremely user friendly. I know Linux has flatpacks and stuff, but it has a massive learning curve. Maybe if I didn't have to use windows PCs for my work and I could commit pretty much all my time to learning it things would be different, but as of now, Linux to me is cool but not something I have time to invest in and learn.
Im old school still burning iso files as usb devices often get wiped. With a disc i always have the media if required later in my cd wallet & multiple disc drives including portable drives 😊
You might consider storing your disk burner in a Faraday cage. After the EMPs are deployed come the apocalypse, a working DVD burner/reader will be very valuable. I fear a future when printed knowledge has vanished, and all knowledge and intelligence is derived from "the cloud" which can be restricted in sectors with defiant populations. Imagine a future where knowledge can be "metered" as a form of control, just like access to oxygen was used to control the masses in the movie "Total Recall."
Rufus is the best if you're installing 11 on an unqualified computer. There are selections in Rufus that takes care of the registry items that used to have to be hacked. After prepping the 11 iso with Rufus, it's one and done. I'm glad I don't need to go there ever again though lol.
When you are told you need to restart get back into the bios reset to main drives and pull out the usb boot, or you will get a repeating error forever, oops.
acer nitro5 here , good luck : software for keyboard backlight , audio ( acer trueharmony , dtx) fan speed control , battery management (calibration , charge limits) , in linux not exist ???????????????????
I love linux mint, been using it for decades now? i dont know since mid 2000s I still prefer mate desktop, mint's improvements to mate desktop are fantastic, i love the menu and options
I have tried Linux before used it for a few months. I ended up going back to windows just because I know windows I know how to use and fix most issues. Linux might be good for some people for myself I prefer windows even if windows is spying on you when it comes to windows 11.
Switched all my PCs to Linux Mint and not looking back, bye bye Windows you will not be missed. On Linux Mint 21.3 and looking forward to 22 coming out soon this summer I hear.
I've noticed some Linux distros actually have checking built in. Just right click on the ISO and it has an option to check. Of course no good if you're still on Windows LOL. Unfortunately, there's a few things in Mint that annoy me (like accessing networks and NAS, their File Manager). Other than that, its one of the more easier transition Linux distros out there. Might have been wise to also mention that there's an Edge version if you have newer hardware.
i've been using ghost spectre windows 11 superlite for about a month now and it's perfectly fine but my license expires soon , is there any way to install linux mint without losing any data / passwords/ files ? i've been looking all over the internet and it seems to be impossible , i would appreciate it if you made a video or atleast a reply comment to clarify the situation. thank you and have a good day !
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Use any external drive or use a cloud folder to save important data. Then install Linux without data loss.
I somewhat recently did this with my Asus Vivobook, but with MX Linux KDE. TBH I think Debian/Devuan based distros are really, finally and truly coming into their own, and superseding Ubuntu based ones in terms of usability and ease of use. LMDE 6, MX Linux 23.2, AntiX 23.1, Sparky Linux, Q4OS, Parrot Workstation, SolydXK, Endless OS, Vanilla OS, I could go on listing really great distros based on Debian that either use custom repos, a mix of stable and testing, or are immutable, Flatpak centric distros. TBF, Debian has been making huge improvement strides, while Canonical has been making blunder after blunder in terms of bad decisions and mistakes.
How does the Vivobook work? I almost bought that for my friend, but when I did some research, the wireless cards were a RealTek card that does not have FOSS drivers.
@@SwitchedtoLinux I have the L410MA, with a dual core (non-HT) and 4 GB of RAM. It's kind of meant to be a student laptop/craptop. It works just fine with the built-in Wi-Fi, though I have no idea what chipset it has. Either way, MX Linux KDE with HWE worked out of the box. The number pad functionality for the touch pad was the only thing that didn't work. Webcam functions, as does the internal mic. For a $300 laptop ($200 on sale, the price I got it for) I can't complain.
Yes and no. They are similar tools, but work in different ways. Check the instructions of the specific distribution (or operating system) you are downloading, because some only work with rufus. I also prefer etcher when available, but I've needed to use rufus instead more often than expected.
I've used Unetbootin for over 9 years and NEVER had a single problem putting LMDE nor any of the 3 desktop flavors of Linux MInt into any usb thumb drive to prep as installation media.
Yes, only less versatile, if you select the option to use dd mode in Rufus (in advanced options iirc), it then does exactly what etcher does, though the default mode of Rufus gets you a more versatile output USB.
What got me back to Windows from Linux Mint was something simple such as configuring a new gaming mouse. I went through the whole process of setting up Virtualbox, installing Win10, got USB passthrough to work, was able to fully access my mouse just fine. Why ditch Linux and move back to Windows? Because why go through all that nonsense when I could just use Windows and not waste my time? It also felt good to once again access my full game library, since I play competitive online games.
Yes either have your freedoms or have the convenience sadly you cannot have both especially in this day and age And with Windows in such a dominant position, it's very very difficult to leave their services and find an alternative that works in every instance that you need it to Which my opinion is a bad thing because Windows is basically a Monopoly but it also means that it's very difficult because there is no solution that exists outside or Windows except if you build it yourself And why do that when windows is already gone through the trouble of doing exactly that they built a program that can help diagnose your car they built a program that already monitors your commercial $20,000 air conditioning system, they built a program that helps interface for competitive gaming And not everyone is in the position of building from the group up a program just to stay off of windows that takes hundreds of thousands of hours and possibly dollars when the Windows given product already exists for customer usage
I agree that it could be hard, or a bother, to set up a new device in Linux (anything). However, as a retired Computer Tech, I can tell you certainty that Windows will 'get' you one way or another. For example, Windows kindly tells you you have updates to install, so you kindly install them and then spend the next few hours or DAYS trying to figure out why some of you favorite programs you use every day are broken for no reason. (This happened to me.) Another example, you have a wireless mouse and use it with a PC you use as an 'entertainment center', which I do because I hate the clunky controllers that come with TV's nowadays. Your mouse battery starts to get weaker, and loses touch with Windows for a millisecond. Windows finds it again: Oh look! A new mouse! As it adds a registry entry for it. Again, and again, and again until you have hundreds...yes hundreds of mouse entries in the Registry for the same +&@# mouse. Eventually, Windows has no solution for this user constantly adding new mice...and disables ALL of the USB ports! Had me so stumped I thought the motherboard gave up, and I bought a new laptop. THEN, I got to playing with the old PC and found the hundreds of mouse entries in the Registry. So I went into the Device Manager on a hunch and removed the main USB controller. Rebooted and viola', all the USB ports worked. Windows cost me $2700 because it's STUPID! In Linux, at least if it's broke it's because I was stupid. LOL
@@rejvaik00 Drink the Kool-aid, take the blue pill, bend over and submit to the spinal tap, then get inserted into the Matrix and live a trouble free safe, and secure "life."
This is an oversimplification. There are many videos out there with this tutorial. Rather also show what apps to use that are windows equivalents and how to migrate all your data safely. Not everyone is good with IT like we are.
one drive being ms, not surprising. They especially do not want to make a build for Linux officially anytime soon because their OS is declining while Linux is on the rise. Now expecting to be at 5% by end of the year, and a huge spike after the EOL of windows 10, they are in deep waters for bad decision making. Linux can be used on the current hardware people have while windows 11 cannot. Anyways, there are alterantives like google drive, which is better than onedrive imo, and then there's megasync, dropbox, etc. that all support Linux. But yeah, I don't mind google drive one bit. Been using it all my life.
You went from a pre-installed OS with all drivers and applications fully functional, which requires no work on your part; to three different downloads just to start the installation process. You already exceeded MacOS difficulty, and almost have reached the Windows difficulty level. Mac and Windows have their problems, but so does Linux. Stop playing with the small-time Linux stuff. Be a real soldier and install FreeBSD or SCO System 5. With a Free version of Unix you can still use Plasma, Bash, Wine, and Emacs to your hearts content.
This video is aimed at new Linux Users coming from Windows, an Arch User would not need this tutorial. For this target group, LMDE is a perfect choice. A user that's completely new to Linux would inevitably break something while downloading a package from the AUR if they used Arch or any Arch-based distro. I also wouldn't worry about hardware support on LMDE.
@@forg3214 I forgot to add, endeavouros was my first distro, then I distro hopped to fedora then again to endeavouros then to manjaro then back to endeavouros then to debian, ubuntu, kubuntu etc and then back to endeavouros. EndeavourOS and Fedora are the best distros in my opinion.
I've always had issues trying to install OpenSUSE, definitely not for new users. While I've installed plenty of Linux distros over the years, I switched over with Manjaro (which was a big mistake). I found it very unstable and wasted more time fixing things and reinstalling than actually using it. For a new user, Fedora is a good choice too (once you add the extra repo's, codecs and non free drivers if applicable). I've been using that since 35 and rarely have issues.
Installing Linux is very easy, try to run a video card properly and see what happens. All you get is minimum drivers. Good for everything but gaming. When you download Linux files from the card makers, they are either are corrupt or they never finish loading. Every time microsoft tells you your system is too old, it's absolute bull. Same as an Ipad talk about pollution, chuck it in the garbage. I hope this causes microsoft stock to drop into the trash along with their Ipads. I have an old laptop, and it runs Linux np told the hard drive was too small (no games) not enough memory to update windows. Could not run netflix or youtub it does now np.
If you're using Linux Mint Debian Edition, then you should just use MX Linux. It's better than Mint's version of Debian in just about every way. More tools, more support, better install options, etc.
I ran MX 19 through 21 up through early 2023. I used it a LOT. Suggested it to many, many people. I'm on LMDE 6 now because it just feels more comfortable. Yes, that's all subjective, but I believe that most Windows refugees will like the feel of Mint better than MX. Mint covers more rough edges than MX does, and you have to think about WHY MX gives you so many tools. You're going to have to get more down in the weeds with MX and you're going to need the tools. That said, I haven't found myself missing any necessary tools with LMDE either. One notable spot where MX rises above Mint is in boot speed. It was very noticeably faster to get to a working desktop for me than Mint or LMDE is out of the box because MX uses sysVinit instead of systemd. Systemd can be a slog.
@@k.b.tidwell MX also gives you the choice to use systemd as well if you so desire. Just gotta use the boot options tool and switch things around super quickly. But yeah, their SysVInit implementation is damn good and indicative that they have a ton of experience in terms of how to maximize its potential. As to being more in the weeds... I don't think so. MX has pretty good defaults. Over 50% of the tools, you'll very probably never have to use, and that's being conservative with my estimate. but it's like the Windows Control Panel. I may not go into, say, the Mouse options very much at all, but I still want the option there regardless. And the reality is that MX provides much more system administration tools than Mint does. I'd rather have them there and not need them.
I just made the switch to Linux Mint today on my Laptop and I’m excited to try it out.
I did this MANY years ago-- and have NEVER looked back.. HOW TO SOLVE ALL YOUR WINDOWS PROBLEMS?- Simple- SWITCH TO LINUX.. GATES admits that even MICOSOFT runs on LINUX!!!
a good bootable partition manager for example gparted or the old school F disk will fix all windows problems after you delete the windows partitions then install a Linux distro
@@madw2615 Just insert usb and select "use ENTIRE disk" and click go- is easier-- NO MORE WINDOWS crap... ever.. Don't get me wrong- windows is good software and works well- it's the COMPANY I'm against- trying to own folks computer just because you run windows or MS office-- BS!!! and spying- and backing the "anti-viral" companies that DESIGN and put out the virus to force us to buy new every year... and on and on..
I've been really enjoying LMDE 6.
I hope linux could inspire a generation, just like your face did. 🙏
I bough a Dell with Linux Ubuntu installed and converted it to LMDE 6 a year ago and I love it. I have another computer that I installed Wubuntu on to it and only use it once in a while.
I probably wouldn't use Wubuntu as the person who manages it is shady. just install kubuntu or something
Great guide on what to do when the windows 10 goes EOL and support ends
I can confirm that there is one less Windows 11 user out there.
Fun fact, you can still install Linux if your computer has Windows 11 S.
(Don't ask me how I know, cause that's rude)
LMDE 6 Rocks!
im 100% Linux as of 1 month ago. 3 years ago i started using mint in Vmware on 1 machine. by year 2 i had Debian on 5 computers. with the latest windows news my last 2 computers converted. i consider myself a basic user nothing special. ive no coding skills of any kind although Linux gave me a few. ive had no issues switching over. the secret is backups. when you screw the pooch and you will, back up and try again.
My laptop and desktop run LinuxMint Debian Edition. It runs perfectly.❤
Can you run steam on it I've been told that the people are having difficulty running steam and all the games for it
Runs steam perfectly for me
Can you do a segment on POWER optimization and Linux tweaks for laptop-specific items like palm rejection? Thank you.
You made this so complicated. If I was a new user to Linux I would never switch.
It isn't that hard if you have done this kind of thing before.
I switched to LM on 5 machines over 2 years ago.l
@@ContantContact I have many linux computers and windows computers. I never said it was hard. I was stating he made it way more complex then it really is.
So I guess you agree with me.
@@howardhamaker2708
I come from a very long history in IT, starting before the IBM PC, and have imaged more machines than a count could be made. For instance, I orchestrated the imaging of 50 in one day (OS/2 then) out of the box, imaged, back into the box.
So yes. In fact, it seemed to me he should have redo the process after he saw points where he had avoidable hiccups. Remove all that and it would show the process was not complex.
Great video for newcomers, LMDE 6 is my personal favourite, except I'm crazy, so I flip it over to the Debian Testing Repos, so it acts more like a rolling distro. For Windows software I have QEMU/virt-manager. For gaming I use the Flatpak version of Steam, Bottles & ProtonUp-Qt. Except for opening myself up to that xz-utils backdoor, it's been my most stable and favourite Linux setup to date.
Note: The debian edition of Linux Mint doesn't come with the video driver manager, meaning that Debian Edition is mostly suitable for intermediate users.
*Unless you're an intermediate Linux user, LMDE it's not for you*
The new version of Debian which LMDE 6 is based on fixed this issue by using a non-free firmware pack that is enabled in LMDE
For me the best distros are Debian-based using KDE Plasma desktop environment. 👍
I run Nix atm but have run both iterations of Mint. Perfectly solid systems, both of them.
I don't know for sure with Windows11, but for hasing on at least Windows10, there is a native hash check, so no need to download a 3rd party tool. Right click on file you want to hash, click on SHA in the context menu, and pick SHA-256 in this case
I think Windows11 simplified the context menu, so there might be an extra step of clicking something along the lines of "advanced" to show the hidden context menu options
Hi, thanks for another great video. I'm new to this but I'm already sick of Windows. I have a question, can I install Linux on my new Lenovo Thinkpad Z with amd processor?
Most likely, You will want to enter the model number and Linux into a search engine to know for sure, but Lenovo is traditionally really well supported on Linux.
Wow. Your Etcher download brings back memories of dial-up.
I know TPM and SecureBoot being requirements string a lot of users. However these are useful technologies to have access to in most cases. Unless you want to do stuff like load arbitrary kernel modules.
I believe ubuntu(and by extension mint) has a system where you can use your own secureboot key which is what you use to sign things like nvidia drivers(if you need those).
To demistify these a bit:
Secureboot - an open standardized technology that forces the computer to only run signed modules. Typically OEMs use microsoft keys for that, although that is a side effect of Windows being the default. Any Linux OEM could just generate and shove their own keys.
TPM - another open standard for a device that can securely do cryptographic/arithmetic operations, generate random numbers and store your keys.
You can still use these in Linux, but they are optional, not forced,
Installed LMDE 6 today before happening upon this video. Looking forward to using it. I used openssl for the checksum, and rufus to burn the USB on a windows system.
I know nothing about linux. Yesterday I installed the Debian Mint version on a 2012 Macbook (not the pro). It was smooth and no issues. I dont know how it all works and no commands. I like it a lot. Next is to install it on my PC.
Test drive it and see how you like it!
im honestly might switch to linux mint for good, because im sick of these windows 11 popups i get telling me to switch to 11, but i wont, since it runs like crap, should i switch?
I recommend to use Rufus instead of Etcher, with Etcher you might struggle to get your USB-stick back because etcher does it in dd-mode, with Rufus you will usually not have this problem. Also Rufus has excellent support, if for a specific distro an extra step is needed then Etcher will just do it for you, after asking permission.
They both work pretty well. Although I find Rufus is better for creating Windows boot USBs with their extra options. But never had issues with installing Linux with Etcher. Its a very simple tool and generally pretty quick.
@@peterschmidt9942 As I said, a big problem of Etcher is that it always uses dd which makes it a mess to get your USB-stick back (having to open a partition-manager, maybe not succeeding directly). With Rufus you can still just put any other files on the same USB-stick after the ISO has been put up there. That is a pretty good reason for regular users to use Rufus if they are on Windows. when you make a bootable 64-GB USB-stick with a 3 GB Mint on it then you rather keep the remaining 61 GB as free space without first having to mess with a partition-tool to be able to write to it again. This video was targeted at regular users, they are not so handy with this. Hell, I struggled multiple times to get my USB-stick fixed after dd was used by Etcher, I did not enjoy it.
@@peterjansen4826 Most of the time the USB sticks I use are dedicated to Linux installs, so using etcher to just chuck another distro on generally works fine. I have had issues with other live linux usb creators in the past that play shenanigans with USBs. I keep a handy tool called BOOTICEx86 if this happens (although it's Windows based).
But whatever works for you.
I really wanna like linux but the biggest hurdle for me is the long commands a lot of it uses. Don't get me wrong, windows has problems, but downloading something and then just clicking on an EXE is extremely user friendly. I know Linux has flatpacks and stuff, but it has a massive learning curve. Maybe if I didn't have to use windows PCs for my work and I could commit pretty much all my time to learning it things would be different, but as of now, Linux to me is cool but not something I have time to invest in and learn.
You rarely need to run commands in the terminal on most distros.
Maybe something like Zorin OS would be a good fit for you, it's very much a user friendly GUI driven distro.
This is not dual boot with win and Linux on pc?
Yes, you can do that.
Im old school still burning iso files as usb devices often get wiped. With a disc i always have the media if required later in my cd wallet & multiple disc drives including portable drives 😊
You might consider storing your disk burner in a Faraday cage. After the EMPs are deployed come the apocalypse, a working DVD burner/reader will be very valuable. I fear a future when printed knowledge has vanished, and all knowledge and intelligence is derived from "the cloud" which can be restricted in sectors with defiant populations. Imagine a future where knowledge can be "metered" as a form of control, just like access to oxygen was used to control the masses in the movie "Total Recall."
i've always had issues with etcher on windows ppl usually say to use rufus on windows,
Rufus is the best if you're installing 11 on an unqualified computer. There are selections in Rufus that takes care of the registry items that used to have to be hacked. After prepping the 11 iso with Rufus, it's one and done. I'm glad I don't need to go there ever again though lol.
Thanks a lot. Ready to try Mint.
When you are told you need to restart get back into the bios reset to main drives and pull out the usb boot, or you will get a repeating error forever, oops.
2 options on Dell F2 and F12, but you need F12 to boot from USB. I had to disable secure boot if I wanted to use MX Linux or it would not boot.
With Windows, I feel like a frog being boiled in a pot, one added application (you can't turn off or remove) at a time.
acer nitro5 here , good luck : software for keyboard backlight , audio ( acer trueharmony , dtx) fan speed control , battery management (calibration , charge limits) , in linux not exist ???????????????????
I love linux mint, been using it for decades now? i dont know since mid 2000s
I still prefer mate desktop, mint's improvements to mate desktop are fantastic, i love the menu and options
I have tried Linux before used it for a few months. I ended up going back to windows just because I know windows I know how to use and fix most issues. Linux might be good for some people for myself I prefer windows even if windows is spying on you when it comes to windows 11.
Switched all my PCs to Linux Mint and not looking back, bye bye Windows you will not be missed. On Linux Mint 21.3 and looking forward to 22 coming out soon this summer I hear.
I've noticed some Linux distros actually have checking built in. Just right click on the ISO and it has an option to check. Of course no good if you're still on Windows LOL.
Unfortunately, there's a few things in Mint that annoy me (like accessing networks and NAS, their File Manager). Other than that, its one of the more easier transition Linux distros out there. Might have been wise to also mention that there's an Edge version if you have newer hardware.
i've been using ghost spectre windows 11 superlite for about a month now and it's perfectly fine but my license expires soon , is there any way to install linux mint without losing any data / passwords/ files ? i've been looking all over the internet and it seems to be impossible , i would appreciate it if you made a video or atleast a reply comment to clarify the situation. thank you and have a good day !
Use any external drive or use a cloud folder to save important data.
Then install Linux without data loss.
I would directly switch to Debian 12. It is the only best Debian based distro
That’s a great way to start, installing a clean slate of Debian and building it up to suit your needs.
I somewhat recently did this with my Asus Vivobook, but with MX Linux KDE. TBH I think Debian/Devuan based distros are really, finally and truly coming into their own, and superseding Ubuntu based ones in terms of usability and ease of use. LMDE 6, MX Linux 23.2, AntiX 23.1, Sparky Linux, Q4OS, Parrot Workstation, SolydXK, Endless OS, Vanilla OS, I could go on listing really great distros based on Debian that either use custom repos, a mix of stable and testing, or are immutable, Flatpak centric distros. TBF, Debian has been making huge improvement strides, while Canonical has been making blunder after blunder in terms of bad decisions and mistakes.
How does the Vivobook work? I almost bought that for my friend, but when I did some research, the wireless cards were a RealTek card that does not have FOSS drivers.
@@SwitchedtoLinux I have the L410MA, with a dual core (non-HT) and 4 GB of RAM. It's kind of meant to be a student laptop/craptop. It works just fine with the built-in Wi-Fi, though I have no idea what chipset it has. Either way, MX Linux KDE with HWE worked out of the box. The number pad functionality for the touch pad was the only thing that didn't work. Webcam functions, as does the internal mic. For a $300 laptop ($200 on sale, the price I got it for) I can't complain.
Just went through this 2 weeks ago, very easy, far superior to windows.
Very nice Tutorial!
Has anybody experienced ghost image after exiting gtkhash in Windows 10
is etcher like rufus?
Etcher is better
Yes and no. They are similar tools, but work in different ways. Check the instructions of the specific distribution (or operating system) you are downloading, because some only work with rufus. I also prefer etcher when available, but I've needed to use rufus instead more often than expected.
Oh and remember to disable the telemetry toggle on etcher before use
I've used Unetbootin for over 9 years and NEVER had a single problem putting LMDE nor any of the 3 desktop flavors of Linux MInt into any usb thumb drive to prep as installation media.
Yes, only less versatile, if you select the option to use dd mode in Rufus (in advanced options iirc), it then does exactly what etcher does, though the default mode of Rufus gets you a more versatile output USB.
well done great video tutorial mate!!
this presentation will be the final blow for ms windows. many users will be converted to linux. great job!
What got me back to Windows from Linux Mint was something simple such as configuring a new gaming mouse. I went through the whole process of setting up Virtualbox, installing Win10, got USB passthrough to work, was able to fully access my mouse just fine.
Why ditch Linux and move back to Windows? Because why go through all that nonsense when I could just use Windows and not waste my time? It also felt good to once again access my full game library, since I play competitive online games.
Yes either have your freedoms or have the convenience sadly you cannot have both especially in this day and age
And with Windows in such a dominant position, it's very very difficult to leave their services and find an alternative that works in every instance that you need it to
Which my opinion is a bad thing because Windows is basically a Monopoly
but it also means that it's very difficult because there is no solution that exists outside or Windows except if you build it yourself
And why do that when windows is already gone through the trouble of doing exactly that
they built a program that can help diagnose your car they built a program that already monitors your commercial $20,000 air conditioning system, they built a program that helps interface for competitive gaming
And not everyone is in the position of building from the group up a program just to stay off of windows that takes hundreds of thousands of hours and possibly dollars when the Windows given product already exists for customer usage
I agree that it could be hard, or a bother, to set up a new device in Linux (anything). However, as a retired Computer Tech, I can tell you certainty that Windows will 'get' you one way or another. For example, Windows kindly tells you you have updates to install, so you kindly install them and then spend the next few hours or DAYS trying to figure out why some of you favorite programs you use every day are broken for no reason. (This happened to me.) Another example, you have a wireless mouse and use it with a PC you use as an 'entertainment center', which I do because I hate the clunky controllers that come with TV's nowadays. Your mouse battery starts to get weaker, and loses touch with Windows for a millisecond. Windows finds it again: Oh look! A new mouse! As it adds a registry entry for it. Again, and again, and again until you have hundreds...yes hundreds of mouse entries in the Registry for the same +&@# mouse. Eventually, Windows has no solution for this user constantly adding new mice...and disables ALL of the USB ports! Had me so stumped I thought the motherboard gave up, and I bought a new laptop. THEN, I got to playing with the old PC and found the hundreds of mouse entries in the Registry. So I went into the Device Manager on a hunch and removed the main USB controller. Rebooted and viola', all the USB ports worked. Windows cost me $2700 because it's STUPID! In Linux, at least if it's broke it's because I was stupid. LOL
@@rejvaik00 Drink the Kool-aid, take the blue pill, bend over and submit to the spinal tap, then get inserted into the Matrix and live a trouble free safe, and secure "life."
Soooo.... You're saying Don't download the Linux Mint distro from Linux Mint website? Makes perfect sense! 🙄
WHAT? I downloaded it from the website. I just did it BEFORE turning on the camera because it would take a long time to download on my Internet.
The UEFI installs never made sense to me.
LinuxMint, Fedora and Ubuntu Budgie are all great distros.
12:44 132MB for a dd gui, thanks electron
This is an oversimplification. There are many videos out there with this tutorial. Rather also show what apps to use that are windows equivalents and how to migrate all your data safely. Not everyone is good with IT like we are.
We covered the apps in the previous video in the playlist:
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@@SwitchedtoLinux. Sorry I only saw that afterwards. Thank you.
but onedrive applicatoin not working on mint linux
theres other file sync applications that do pcloud is one i know they have a linux client and theres probably many more i havnt investigated
I use Insync and use OneDrive all the time. Works great.
one drive being ms, not surprising. They especially do not want to make a build for Linux officially anytime soon because their OS is declining while Linux is on the rise. Now expecting to be at 5% by end of the year, and a huge spike after the EOL of windows 10, they are in deep waters for bad decision making. Linux can be used on the current hardware people have while windows 11 cannot. Anyways, there are alterantives like google drive, which is better than onedrive imo, and then there's megasync, dropbox, etc. that all support Linux. But yeah, I don't mind google drive one bit. Been using it all my life.
I always used Dropbox on Windows. As it is Cross Platform I just continued to use that when I switched - all my files were just there.
@@tonywise198 good point not a bad one there are many
You went from a pre-installed OS with all drivers and applications fully functional, which requires no work on your part; to three different downloads just to start the installation process. You already exceeded MacOS difficulty, and almost have reached the Windows difficulty level. Mac and Windows have their problems, but so does Linux. Stop playing with the small-time Linux stuff. Be a real soldier and install FreeBSD or SCO System 5. With a Free version of Unix you can still use Plasma, Bash, Wine, and Emacs to your hearts content.
I will never understand why a good gui hash checker app is not part of EVERY distro. For Windows, I hate Etcher- Rufus forever!!!!
It is better to use something like arch or tumbleweed. It will support more hardware. You could also use Manjaro or Endeavour.
This video is aimed at new Linux Users coming from Windows, an Arch User would not need this tutorial. For this target group, LMDE is a perfect choice. A user that's completely new to Linux would inevitably break something while downloading a package from the AUR if they used Arch or any Arch-based distro. I also wouldn't worry about hardware support on LMDE.
For those who wish to use LMDE, it is better to use LMDE.
@@forg3214 I forgot to add, endeavouros was my first distro, then I distro hopped to fedora then again to endeavouros then to manjaro then back to endeavouros then to debian, ubuntu, kubuntu etc and then back to endeavouros.
EndeavourOS and Fedora are the best distros in my opinion.
I've always had issues trying to install OpenSUSE, definitely not for new users. While I've installed plenty of Linux distros over the years, I switched over with Manjaro (which was a big mistake). I found it very unstable and wasted more time fixing things and reinstalling than actually using it.
For a new user, Fedora is a good choice too (once you add the extra repo's, codecs and non free drivers if applicable). I've been using that since 35 and rarely have issues.
Switched from Mint to Win10, now I can play all my Steam Games again.
Went from Windows to Ubuntu because my muscle memory was annoying me.
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Installing Linux is very easy, try to run a video card properly and see what happens. All you get is minimum drivers. Good for everything but gaming. When you download Linux files from the card makers, they are either are corrupt or they never finish loading.
Every time microsoft tells you your system is too old, it's absolute bull. Same as an Ipad talk about pollution, chuck it in the garbage. I hope this causes microsoft stock to drop into the trash along with their Ipads.
I have an old laptop, and it runs Linux np told the hard drive was too small (no games) not enough memory to update windows. Could not run netflix or youtub it does now np.
The video cards depends entirely on the distro and the card. Your info is old as graphic card support is on par with Windows in most cases.
@@SwitchedtoLinux Just installed Ubuntu, and it does give you more than the very basics for a video driver.
Sounds like a skill issue, I have no issues playing games through steam at all
@@sean7221 Have Linux mint up and running can't mod a game or load any saved games, starting from scratch, oh well.
Kitty!
No kitty that's my pot pie.
NO KITTY THAT'S A BAD KITTY
If you're using Linux Mint Debian Edition, then you should just use MX Linux. It's better than Mint's version of Debian in just about every way. More tools, more support, better install options, etc.
MX Linux better than Mint? In your dreams😄
I ran MX 19 through 21 up through early 2023. I used it a LOT. Suggested it to many, many people. I'm on LMDE 6 now because it just feels more comfortable. Yes, that's all subjective, but I believe that most Windows refugees will like the feel of Mint better than MX. Mint covers more rough edges than MX does, and you have to think about WHY MX gives you so many tools. You're going to have to get more down in the weeds with MX and you're going to need the tools. That said, I haven't found myself missing any necessary tools with LMDE either.
One notable spot where MX rises above Mint is in boot speed. It was very noticeably faster to get to a working desktop for me than Mint or LMDE is out of the box because MX uses sysVinit instead of systemd. Systemd can be a slog.
I like them both, but this computer is going to a non-techie and cinnamon is a way better DE for him.
@@SwitchedtoLinux agreed.
@@k.b.tidwell MX also gives you the choice to use systemd as well if you so desire. Just gotta use the boot options tool and switch things around super quickly. But yeah, their SysVInit implementation is damn good and indicative that they have a ton of experience in terms of how to maximize its potential.
As to being more in the weeds... I don't think so. MX has pretty good defaults. Over 50% of the tools, you'll very probably never have to use, and that's being conservative with my estimate. but it's like the Windows Control Panel. I may not go into, say, the Mouse options very much at all, but I still want the option there regardless. And the reality is that MX provides much more system administration tools than Mint does. I'd rather have them there and not need them.
Whip out crap Windows 11 run clean Linux and Windows sucks 🤢🤮🤢🤮Linux Rules👍👍👍
$ sha256sum /mnt/sdb/blah/blah.iso
Windows is tedious