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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)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

OP issue with Ethernet might actually be related to Windows fast startup.

And other than that, the issue OP is facing is pretty much not knowing what to choose in a plethora of options. Installing most modern distros nowadays is pretty damn easy, specially if you're not trying to dual boot with Windows (which is also a Windows problem, not Linux).

And installing a Linux Distro does not require you to hack your way to bypass shit like TMP2 / CPU cutoff or an account creation, which are unnecessarily imposed by MS.

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