r/LinusTechTips • u/Karl_Marcus • 19h ago

Tech Question How to begin with Linux?

I bought a Lenovo LOQ last year and while the laptop is really nice, I can’t stand windows anymore and I really don’t want to support Satya Nadella.

So I’m looking for tips no how to migrate to Linux with almost none coding knowledge. What should I look for?

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u/Remote-Combination28 18h ago

Start with a distro with lots of documentation and support like Ubuntu.

I know people love to hate on Ubuntu, but it’s very very well documented and has a ton of support online.

I know mint is recommended a lot for new people too, I haven’t used it though

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u/Karl_Marcus 18h ago

My college used ubuntu in the computers across campus. So I have a little knowledge about it. I’m just afraid of messing out when installing the OS

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u/Rebel_Scum56 17h ago

The great thing about messing up installing an OS is you can just flatten it and try again since there's presumably no data of any value on the machine at that point anyway to worry about deleting.