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I fucked up my old spare PC trying to install Linux and I'd like to freshly install a more compatible Linux for an older computer (lemmy.world)
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It had Windows installed and it was taking up 3 partitions or something so i destroyed its recovery drive and i probably need to start fresh with just Linux

Is there a way to just reset and do everything over like by repartitioning and installing something like Fedora or Ubuntu? I tried to jnstall PopOS and i think i settled on the ZorinOS or something but I can't get Ethernet or my VPN working and I want to be able to download "app" "installers" like you do with PC or MacOS.

Baby steps

Edit: fucked up the pc is way harsh. ZorinOS is technically stable-y-ish installed, its just Windows is gone but maybe thats the opposite of fucked 🤔

Edit: so i checked and its ZorinOS. What do y'all think of Zorin, should I still migrate to something more ubiquitous and longer-running?

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[–] 39 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Choose a distro, follow their installation guide.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Don’t forget to account for Nvidia.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    My old pc (now used mainly for watching movies etc) has a nvidia card in it, the only distro I ever had issues with was debian, which is unlikely to be recommended, especially now. People really do have a bad habit of recommending non-awesome distros to newbies though, as op's list of options shows.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I am a Debian man, and I will hear no words about it being non-awesome.

    They really need to fix the Nvidia compatibility though…🤔

    But it’s just so…clean in there. An empty canvas on which I can paint. So empty, in fact, that it doesn’t have Nvidia drivers. Just as Murdock intended!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I had debian installed as a back up distro on 2 computers due to it not be corrupted like fedora, and ubuntu. It installed easily on the amd system, as expected. I ended up using a script to instal it on the intel (with integrated graphics) and nvidia system. It just didn't want to play nice.

    Then debian decided to hold a vote with 20 different options... all of them including debian going ai

    Now debian has gone bye-bye

    You enjoy your awesome though :P

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    This. It's really that easy, if you take it slow. Maybe grab a beer/soda/coffee on the way in

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Each unto their own, but I would never mix those 3 together...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Fuck, now I need to try them together and see what you mean. Wish me luck.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    desktop environments can be configured to appear differently, ie: taskbars (panels) can be moved to the top, bottom, side etc, but if you want an apple feel, gnome is probably your best bet.

    as an example, the ubuntu default desktop environment is gnome

    but you can also get:

    kubuntu which uses kde plasma desktop environment

    xubuntu which uses the Xfce desktop environment

    lubuntu which used LXQt desktop environment

    ubuntu budgie

    ubuntu cinnamon

    ubuntu mate

    etc

    The majority of distros will allow you to download an installer for a few different desktop environment versions. Some other distros let you choose the desktop environment during the installation process.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I would never mix those 3 together...

    I'm the idiot drinking from 4 cups in the zoom call. I've seriously had tea, fruit punch kool-aid, and a hazy IPA (p49 trash panda) on the desk at the same time.

    I don't mix them until they hit the stomach, but you know they're gonna co-mingle when they get there, like seniors and freshmen and engineers drinking at the same college bar.

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