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 11:50 pm (UTC)Get USB situated.
Create the bootable media: We've already downloaded Balena Etcher. Click to Open so it'll install.
The instructions say that we should see Select Image, but I'm seeing Flash From File. Either way, I was able to select the ISO file. For Select Drive, the USB appeared as the only option on the list. Flash! successfully brought up the progress bar.