Switching to Linux
Thursday, 15 January 2026 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
queer_scribblingI keep finding myself too busy to switch my main laptop to a Linux option, and Windows 10 ended support *mumble mumble* months ago. (I don't have enough space for Windows 11, and I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about what I've heard about it.) This weekend is when I need to make the switch. Right now, I'm thinking of Linux Mint (probably Cinnamon).
If there isn't a comment from me that I finally made the switch by Sunday, someone can leave something in the comments as a nudge.
Originally posted on Pillowfort on 15 January 2026 and cross-posted here on Dreamwidth on 21 January 2026 (comments will have 21st's date).
If there isn't a comment from me that I finally made the switch by Sunday, someone can leave something in the comments as a nudge.
Originally posted on Pillowfort on 15 January 2026 and cross-posted here on Dreamwidth on 21 January 2026 (comments will have 21st's date).
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Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026 11:40 pm (UTC)I need something that will "create USB installation media from bootable ISOs", and Balena Etcher is going to be that thing.
Download: 1) sha256sum.txt file, 2) sha256sum.txt.gpg file, and 3) linuxmint-22.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso. 1 and 2 will be at the top; 3 is currently the World 'Linux Mint' mirror.
Edited: Put all three in a folder. Think of them like pair-bonded dogs; if you move one, you have to move them all.