Haven't used Windows in years, but that won't stop me consooming this whole video.

@Alex-ii5pm

2 жыл бұрын

Same here 😁

@deathsbane7839

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@Luis-Guilherme

2 жыл бұрын

Also, bald hermit linux guy too, wonder who would win in a fight

@swarajaggarwal

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's just all of us lmao

@MichaelMaurakis

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Once gaming compatibility on Linux is on par with Windows, you bet I won't think twice when switching to Linux

@NatetheNintendofan

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@nziom

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@awesomec26

2 жыл бұрын

It already is thanks to wine

@simpilothr6653

2 жыл бұрын

​@@awesomec26 let's say I have specific needs...flight simulation, for example

@onzi7706

2 жыл бұрын

@@awesomec26 But anticheats....

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

2 жыл бұрын

Use a spare laptop, be that for school or a job and pratice linux from there

@Valskyr

2 жыл бұрын

lmao communism failed

@alwinvillero9505

2 жыл бұрын

@@Valskyr "we" know ;)

@Sybertek

2 жыл бұрын

@@Valskyr Was your comment made in China? Who the hell said anything about stupid-ass communism?

@Sybertek

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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!

@anonamos225

2 жыл бұрын

I read my lappy and liked your comment didn't read the rest tho; tl

@WreeperXD

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@muellerhans

2 жыл бұрын

So you became a annoying person too!

@GumSkyloard

2 жыл бұрын

@@muellerhans They're not you.

@GimOA

2 жыл бұрын

@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.

@theatheistattitude

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@francescovolpini

2 жыл бұрын

@@Randomgirl13102 it isn't really the same if you have 4 years of experience, although you've only used one basic distro before

@nonechico

2 жыл бұрын

same

@francescovolpini

2 жыл бұрын

@@Randomgirl13102 ah i get it. so how is arch for you?

@mario7501

2 жыл бұрын

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!

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

2 жыл бұрын

You will quickly feel the pain of Windows breaking the bootloader soon.

@morganb900

2 жыл бұрын

@@newolku definitely haven't had to chroot and grub-install yet

@JoeSwansonsLegs

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@claxvii177th6

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@comicsans1689

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

@dimaryk11

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Cyrenalux

2 жыл бұрын

@WolframaticAlpha Elaborate

@chaoticpanda6272

2 жыл бұрын

@WolframaticAlpha stay mad😛

@pranav_ahuja

2 жыл бұрын

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

@lennyphoenixc

2 жыл бұрын

@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.

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~

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!"

@crunchyeater

2 жыл бұрын

@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.

@lord_khufu

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@steriftes

2 жыл бұрын

So what's your current Linux distro?

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

2 жыл бұрын

Can you access your personal files that you have from your windows os? Or do they need to be manually transferred over?

@johng.4959

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@johng.4959 Alright thank you

@wayland7150

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Damon_At_Forged_Faith

Жыл бұрын

@@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

this is literally the only channel I watch consistently. Thanks for the best tech/fit content out there MO.

@Youtub-IDK

4 ай бұрын

Do you still

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.

@blehmeh9889

2 жыл бұрын

​@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.

@namesurname4666

2 жыл бұрын

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

@alphaapple9673

2 жыл бұрын

@@blehmeh9889 what was the comment lol

@blehmeh9889

2 жыл бұрын

@@alphaapple9673some scammer by the name of "mental outlaw admin" promoting some get rich quick crypto scheme with a WhatsApp number. Likely just a bot.

@alphaapple9673

2 жыл бұрын

@@blehmeh9889 ohk

These kind of guides are important to get more people to use Linux.

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.

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

Great channel! This is extremely helpful advice explained in simple terms that I can understand. Also like the music. Thank You! 💜

On my experience the Cinnamon DE is the most polished and closer to Windows look and feel, it might be heavier than xfce though.

@AlenAbdula

2 жыл бұрын

XFCE is also missing menu items when you use right click

@tylerdean980

2 жыл бұрын

I like cinnamon the best, it idles around 1 gig for me, XFCE is just over 500MB.

@billfarley9015

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@awesomeferret

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@dimaryk11

2 жыл бұрын

I'd go with plasma

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 use arch btw

@zalternative1

Жыл бұрын

Ok Mr fancy pants you...

@Hannah_montannah

Жыл бұрын

i use arch btw

@Antidon1

10 ай бұрын

geek joke here 😆😂🤣

@tc2241

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@WWFYMN

10 ай бұрын

I have used arch at some point btw

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 :)

@wowland6873

Жыл бұрын

Damn I wish I would have known this before I spent an hour debugging.

@sarimbinwaseem

Жыл бұрын

I had these problems back when I didn't know about Ventoy.. Now life is easy.

@runed0s86

Жыл бұрын

Just use ventoy. Comment was not sponsored, but yeah you should still use all those adblockers :D

@HassanKhan-gb4xt

8 ай бұрын

Q

@richardb8104

8 ай бұрын

What does DD mean? I don't see that as an option on Rufus. Thanks for any response.

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 :)

@UNSCPILOT

2 жыл бұрын

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"

@KRAFTWERK2K6

2 жыл бұрын

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.

6:25 Bro caught me off guard with that absolute banger💀

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 [:

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.

@stephenpendergrass9472

2 жыл бұрын

@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.

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.

@adversemiller

2 жыл бұрын

definitely, I while ago, I managed to force EAC to load with wine and was able to play fortnite on linux, pretty crazy

@laurinneff4304

2 жыл бұрын

Valve said they're working with EAC and BattlEye to get them working on Linux

@TreuKS

2 жыл бұрын

@@szymex8341 when steam deck releases according to valve the patch will be released into proton, so no it is not patched yet

@TreuKS

2 жыл бұрын

@@szymex8341 ah okay then

@aprilnya

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

Thanks for what you do man. Been binge watching your vids, and others, for a few weeks now. More than just thr linux stuff too.

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.

@horse433

9 ай бұрын

Yea I messed up :/

@wrathofainz

7 ай бұрын

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...

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

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'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.

@CFSworks

2 жыл бұрын

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

@tanmay______

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t disabled fast boot in windows yet I can write the drives in Linux 🤔 I’m on old school BIOS btw

@Scranny

2 жыл бұрын

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

@tanmay______

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@dimaryk11

2 жыл бұрын

@@tanmay______ there's a thing on win called fast startup. That might be the thing

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)

@rpe

Жыл бұрын

it’s disabled by default in most bios‘s i’ve gotten my hands on

@buneco05

Жыл бұрын

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

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)"

YOU!! My friend, just made my day. This is the only video that got my computer up and running 🏃‍♀️. I truly appreciate you. Thank you so much!!!

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!

>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

@RobertHalvarsson

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

6:50 That sea shanty really hitting 🤘

Great video man, and even greater is the music choice 🤣 a sea shanty trap remix. Good stuff

Followed this vid and made the change to Linux Mint, runs much much better on my old Dell laptop. Much love from Ecuador my friend!

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 :>

@kuzrin

Жыл бұрын

jeje

"let's get the full consumer setup going" 😂

Thanks to you im using Mint for about 4 month and im loving it.

Thanks. Very helpful, been considering it for a while but wasn't sure where to start.

I needed this, thank you so much.

@anguswett

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the family!

@suryamaghasimha6912

2 жыл бұрын

#metoo

Would've been a very helpful video for me 5 years ago. Upvoted for helping others join the master race

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.

Thanks for going over the computer bios and Rufus in detail!

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😎🙋‍♂️

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...-

I'm listening to this in the shower. You hit me with that Sea Shanty 2 mix and I gotta dance.

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 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.

Me while watching this on Arch: "Why am I watching this"

@anonymouscyborg5610

2 жыл бұрын

Tell me you use arch without telling me that you use arch:

@anonymouscyborg5610

2 жыл бұрын

@@asaultikk say that I copied your comment without saying I copied your comment: gg

Love your content man.

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.

Was listening to this while cooking, and then that beat came in and started vibing to it.

@tjiiik

2 жыл бұрын

beats to install linux to

@zbdfhg

2 жыл бұрын

You burn your food only to realize that the stove wasn't even on.

@Zenpaii_YT

2 жыл бұрын

@@zbdfhg hahahha

@Sovaltair

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zenpaii_YT cooking lvl?

Super useful video - thx man ! :)

Thanks for this show. I'm new to Linux but am loving it already. Big thanks from Kenya east africa

switched from windows to mint a few weeks ago, loving it so far!

@njea1337

Ай бұрын

do you use any music software on linux?

@AndyChamberlainMusic

Ай бұрын

@@njea1337 sadly no

I left Windows 4 years ago. Best decision EVER! Once I come into some money I will be making a donation.

Thank you for showing this I can finally learn to test out Linux on my old laptop for coding

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.

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

Amazing video as usual. I have been contemplating this for awhile but since I game and edit a lot, I thought it would be annoying to use Windows VMs on Linux. It actually isn't that bad at all. Muta's VM videos helped me a bit as well lol.

Mental Outlaw, Thank you for creating this video. I used it to download Linux on my laptop. Looking forward to learning commands.

Thank you! Installed Mint Cinnamon and it works wonderfully👌

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 🤣

@styrelsefksu4463

Жыл бұрын

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

@bettercalldelta

Жыл бұрын

this is actually a really important thing to consider if you're installing linux on some ancient hardware that might have compatibility problems

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.

@thechosenone729

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@LiveType

2 жыл бұрын

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.

I watched this video 6 months ago, best decision ive made this year is switching to linux mint, thank you for guiding us

Awesome! Thank you so much! I followed along with you, and switched my old laptop from windows 10 to Mint! Hopefully going to be actually usable now 😂

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.

@coindog6336

2 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely this! This is the only reason I haven't switched yet. Linux is great for everyday use but gaming is God awful

@embeddedsanctuary4348

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@spider-the-spider

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Priception

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Priception

2 жыл бұрын

@@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?

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.

You video convinced me to take the leap, I installed it on an old laptop! thanks

The fact that you used Runescape music makes me love you even more

Thank you!

Tried Arch Linux (EndeavourOS) for about a month before 11's release. Switched back to 11.

@crylune

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevedoidoultimate4815 Realized how much I missed my VR and Premiere Pro. Also burned out on Linux after dealing with the community

The runescape remixes go hard and the video was helpful too

I did it! Thanks for helping me switching to better os :)

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

2 жыл бұрын

Can you access your personal files that you have from your windows os? Or do they need to be manually transferred over?

@laurinneff4304

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

19:00 why do cats look like they're wearing socks? I kinda want to know.

@funkyfresh1013

2 жыл бұрын

because they are

@gaweyn

2 жыл бұрын

short version: When a cat is still an embryo, all of its available melanocytes are bunched up toward its back. As the fetus develops into a kitten, pigment cells spread throughout the developing body. If the melanocytes are evenly distributed, the cat could have a unicolor coat. But in many animals, the cells spread irregularly. That’s how you get a cat who’s black from his back to his legs, but white down to his toes. --- check popsci for the full article

@mrgrumpy888

2 жыл бұрын

@@gaweyn Thanks for this actually. It was sort of a joke question but i kind of went down the online rabbit hole in search of information in regards to feline genetics. You really learn something new everyday.

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.

didn't expect that awesome Successful Gentoo Installation Celebration music there

Ah! The sound of liberation while creating a bootable USB

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.

@debtminer4976

2 жыл бұрын

Love MX.. runs like a champ on some very old machines I have.

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.

Thanks for the tutorial I actually started using Linux, now i need to figure how to open games on it

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.

@steriftes

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@smudgey5000

2 жыл бұрын

@@steriftes I'd say MATE or XFCE. I prefer MATE but its a tiny bit heavier than XFCE.

I really hope many people migrate from Windowsland to Penguinland because of this video. Cheers!

@goshu7009

2 жыл бұрын

Not that many. Linux is still as 2nd or 3rd machine option, not as main.

So fresh! So clean! :D

I switched from Windows 10 to Linux Mint 7 months ao, it's amazing

@Fishiverse

2 жыл бұрын

@@toastiiiiiiiboy2195 Yes you can?

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.

The dawn of a new era begins

was wondering why that music sounded familiar, took a look at the link to see its based on OSRS music. I see you are still a man of taste.

With installing alongside windows 10, is there still a need to create a separate partition within windows first or is this different now? As shown in this video, it doesn't look like there's any way to do this or allocate how much space you want to dedicate to Linux vs windows. Appreciate any help that may come 2 years later.

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).

@kmp3e

2 жыл бұрын

@Mental Outlaw Admin. real mental outlaw wouldn’t use WhatsApp

@MrDelord39

2 жыл бұрын

@Mental Outlaw Admin. Bad bot

Searx on Edge is the best part.

Hey thanks for the video. I'm thinking about changing to Linux, but some people said documentation is bit annoying there like assume that I need to sign Adobe documents for sth. Do these stuff still work well on Linux? Or live streaming as well. Thanks

Very good tutorial for beginners switching to a real operating system

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

@Eggsr2bcrushed

2 жыл бұрын

Elementary OS is the Linux rice for Mac users.

@imford

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@simonjesusbeliever3467

2 жыл бұрын

Just customize it to your needs

@debtminer4976

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Maarlooonnn

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t you just use a Mac theme on Linux mint ? I’m sure I’ve seen one before.