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I've also got the Linux Basics for Hackers book but it's at home while I'm on vacation.
I'm just really happy rn yall :) this install took some work, SecureBoot kept getting in the way and I'm not the most savvy person so there was a lot of Googling and trial and error in the way of getting here.
No starch press is my favorite. Welcome!
Nice!!! I'm trying to be like you
Welcome to the community.
I do have a question: Do you like your current desktop environment (Cinnamon)? Some newcomers complain that it looks quite dated (which I agree). If so, you could try out KDE Plasma or GNOME instead.
I have been using Kubuntu as a daily driver for almost 10 year now, and never regretted it. I had one Windows box for things like special cases (like dumb website forms that won't let me use Linux), Pearson Vue exams, and edge cases related to work, but it's on standby as a secondary system I RDP into. I am not a gamer, so I didn't need it for that. I saved so much money not having to buy hardware in the last decade or so.
Sadly, Windows 11 won't work on anything I have (TPM issues, too old), so I recently got a cheap Windows 11 laptop before the tariffs hit and I pay more for dumb Windows-only reasons.
Linux all the way, man. Gave me a career, a life, and my hardware back.
Giddyup!
Linux mint my beloved
Way to go! Welcome to the club buddy! If you need help, don't be shy. You can DM me anytime and I'll do my best to help. :)
Welcome to the community!
Great work! Glad you're with us
did the same thing and Did a raid0 btrfs config on my old windows drive.
Congratulations Comrade! Good luck to you in your new world of free awesome software. I escaped Windows years ago and can only imagine how bad it's gotten.
I've got the same laptop and running mint. How is your wifi when you resume sleep or open your lid?
Haven't had any trouble, connects right up. What are you experiencing?
Congrats for sticking it through!
I went back and forth for about six years.
Then I began using Linux on a home NAS, then using the host GPU for virtualization, then proton... and when proton hit, that was basically.
Yep! Packing my shit! We're going to penguin land!
Different distros deal with securebot differently. If you try OpenSUSE, secureboot works: you will be asked to enroll your keys after the install reboot. And you will see the ooensuse-secureboot entry in the UEFI boot order list.
You've got this! 🔥