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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by CulturedLout@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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I have an ASUS ROG that came with Windows ~~12~~ 11 pre-installed. I tried using it once and it pissed me off so bad I haven't opened the laptop again. I want to switch to a Linux distro that's compatible with it but need the process explained like you would to Grandma trying to bank online. Are there any resources that break it WAY down? Like, starting just after turning the computer on (I've got that down already).

Edit to say: it has been pointed out that Windows 12 does not, in fact, exist and I may or may not be posting this from the future.

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[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (7 children)

You sound like you have zero experience of Linux or reinstalling OS in general.

If you care even just a bit about your computer, please pay a professional to do it for you. You can ask him questions while it's installing too! It's free!

But if you treat it as yet another toy you could easily forget under the sofa, go to any mainstream Linux distros' official website and start following their installation manual.

[–] CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right now it's gathering dust on a shelf so it's not getting any less usable no matter what happens to it. I found a site with some info about installing Linux on ROG, but was immediately over my head, which is why I'm asking you fine folks for help.

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then install any distro by yourself. Immediately close the installation guide if it has even one line of command that requires typing, and hop on another distro's installation guide.

That is assuming newbies hate command lines. No offence.

Not to mention now that there are tons of videos walking through you the process. They even show you how to enter a command and run it for the installation process! Reading skill isn't required anymore!

[–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 2 points 1 month ago

@racketlauncher831 @CulturedLout ``Reading skill isn’t required anymore!''

That's the level we've descended to, isn't it? Writing died 20 years ago, reading will be dead in 20 years....

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