Fat Tony@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWhen Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareWhen Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux?Fat Tony@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretiny_parking@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·10 months agoDon’t wait. Experiment now in a VM to learn the basics.
minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 months agoIf I go this route, is there a way to take that VM I’ve created and just roll straight into it? Just install it on the boot drive? I’ve got a Pop!_OS VM going already.
minus-squaretiny_parking@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI think there is a way technically with something like trueimage or clonezilla, but I’ve never used it. Always thought of my VM as a learning tool, and then used what I learnt to fresh install on real hardware
minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoOh I never though of running those! Clonezilla inside the VM to clone the “drive” and then clone that to the actual SSD
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoOr alternatively, make a live USB and boot it natively.
Don’t wait. Experiment now in a VM to learn the basics.
If I go this route, is there a way to take that VM I’ve created and just roll straight into it? Just install it on the boot drive?
I’ve got a Pop!_OS VM going already.
I think there is a way technically with something like trueimage or clonezilla, but I’ve never used it. Always thought of my VM as a learning tool, and then used what I learnt to fresh install on real hardware
Oh I never though of running those!
Clonezilla inside the VM to clone the “drive” and then clone that to the actual SSD
Or alternatively, make a live USB and boot it natively.