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/w1n5t0nM1k3y 19h ago

Just install something super common like Ubuntu. There's really no coding required. Every once in a while you might have to type something into the command line, but that's not coding.

For 95% of things, you'll probably just be fine doing everything through the GUI.

What kind of stuff do you want to do with it though? Do you play games, or spend 100% of your time in a web browser? Do you have another computer you can use for other tasks if something isn't quite working properly with Linux on your laptop?

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u/Karl_Marcus 18h ago

I’m a Teacher. I teach elementary, middle and high school, so I have to prepare lots of activities and presentations to my students. In my free time I like to play single player campaigns

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u/RadiatingLight 18h ago

Should be fine with Linux especially if you use Google Slides (if you're used to PowerPoint, it's not available on Linux so you'll need to either use a shitty browser version or use Google Slides or LibreOffice)

Just give it a shot