Post #2830253
2026-03-16 08:22 UTC
Replies (4)
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@dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be 2026-03-16 08:26
@KaCi@autistics.life from those two, i would suggest mint. If possible you could use a second hard drive to dedicate to linux. Otherwise usb is a nice way to try it out (wouldn't consider running it permantly like that).
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@zompetto@mastodon.art 2026-03-16 08:35
@KaCi@autistics.life @BjornW@mastodon.social @temporal_spider@masto.ai @20000lbs_of_Cheese@freeradical.zone @tizlit@freeradical.zone @dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be @mosgaard@uddannelse.social I would go with Mint, the interface is easier to learn if you come from Windows. As for the VM or Live USB, both have advantages and disadvantages. The VM allows you to explore without having to deal with potential hw issues (eg. wifi not working) but it'll be a bit slower. On the other side, potential hw issues won't emerge until you try running it live 😅
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@LeelaTorres@ieji.de 2026-03-16 08:45
@KaCi@autistics.life Mint is more comfortable, but based on Ubuntu. It has three different UIs. Cinnamon is the usual. I would recommend USB before VM, because you don't have to systems running at once. You still could use your data on your hard-drive. Dual boot is better if you want to regular use and individualise it. It installs an bootloader which let you choose at each system start if you want start Linux or Windows.
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@tizlit@freeradical.zone 2026-03-16 10:08
@KaCi@autistics.life @BjornW@mastodon.social @zompetto@mastodon.art @LeelaTorres@ieji.de @temporal_spider@masto.ai @20000lbs_of_Cheese@freeradical.zone @dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be @mosgaard@uddannelse.social if you want to take it slow, try it out in a VM first (since you can't go wrong with that). Then in a second step, do a live boot. For beginners I would also recommend ZorinOS because it's very Windows-like, beginner-friendly and runs well on lots of hardware. It's also a little prettier than Mint ☺️