So, I have a friend, who recently aquired a Dell gaming laptop. It came preinstalled with Windows 10, which he upgraded to Windows 11. In a recent conversation with him, he says he is tired of Windows' feeling of bloatedness, constant data collection, etc. He's in his late 40s, has heard of Linux, but never tried it. But he seems to be expressing interest in it as an alternative to Windows.
I told him he could dualboot Linux alongside Windows, or replace it entirely. He doesnt really play native PC games, mostly just older console games via emulators. I think a full migration to Linux would be no issue for him, since most console emulators have Linux versions too. As for the other common softwares he'd need (browser, media player, file manager, etc), Linux has many choices for all of these.
I told him to grab an ISO of any Linux distro that looks interesting, and do some research regarding installing it in VirtualBox. That way he could try the OS without making a committment. He's willing to learn, and doesnt mind figuring out how to do an install on his own. So far he's asked me for advice on which distros to try, I mentioned Debian but didnt explicitly recommend it, since I'm not sure if it's good for newbies. There are easier Debian-based distros he could start with, like Ubuntu or Mint. Or he could go for another common distro that isnt based on Debian, like Fedora.
I told him he could dualboot Linux alongside Windows, or replace it entirely. He doesnt really play native PC games, mostly just older console games via emulators. I think a full migration to Linux would be no issue for him, since most console emulators have Linux versions too. As for the other common softwares he'd need (browser, media player, file manager, etc), Linux has many choices for all of these.
I told him to grab an ISO of any Linux distro that looks interesting, and do some research regarding installing it in VirtualBox. That way he could try the OS without making a committment. He's willing to learn, and doesnt mind figuring out how to do an install on his own. So far he's asked me for advice on which distros to try, I mentioned Debian but didnt explicitly recommend it, since I'm not sure if it's good for newbies. There are easier Debian-based distros he could start with, like Ubuntu or Mint. Or he could go for another common distro that isnt based on Debian, like Fedora.
Statistics: Posted by Enigma83 — 2024-01-23 06:45 — Replies 2 — Views 118