Post #926513
2026-04-03 03:06 UTC
I reinstalled Linux on my desktop today. In general, once it's working it's fine, but getting it to install has not been straightforward.
I've been installing Linux on desktops since 1994, so I'm okay with this, but here are some things I think would turn off people who are used to Windows or MacOS:
1. Setting up a USB install drive
2. Multi boot, especially with multiple drives
3. Graphics drivers
Multi boot is hard even in Windows, but USB install and graphics drivers aren't.
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@grvsmth@lingo.lol 2026-04-03 04:05
I tried boot images for Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian and Mint distros, and three different USB media writers: Fedora Media Writer, Rufus and BalenaEtcher. Balena repeatedly gave cryptic errors for images that the other writers handled with no problems. Rufus has a lot of options, and If I didn't get them right, the image would fail to boot with no error. The instructions on the Ubuntu site help, but not always. The Fedora Media Writer actually worked simply and well, even for the Ubuntu image.