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This is literally my point.
I don't know how to do a lot of these things and usually the guide doesn't explain these points.
If it's labeled 'beginners guide' it should explain how to do all these extra steps
Linux Mint has a full install guide that goes into detail on every point with the click-through links. They are a real good source for people who haven't done this before.
My suggestion to people is to install Linux on a computer you don't use every day (old laptop, etc) and during installation have it be the only OS (ie, not dual boot with Windows). After awhile when you feel more comfortable, install it on your main machine. This lets you learn at whatever pace you desire.
Thank you. I'll take a look at this.
And this is what I plan to do with my old gaming laptop. Do a trial run of Zorin OS, work out all the issues and then do install it on my new one and finally be rid of microslop
Heads up, my partner tried Zorin OS for gaming, at the suggestion of distrochooser.de, and did not have a good time. He switched to Fedora and everything was nearly seamless after that.
Good to know. Thank you.
I'll do more research and maybe go Fedora first if that's a common problem
I've literally never installed an operating system. I can pretty confidently say that most of the people I know have never installed an operating system either.
I probably could follow all those steps because I've had experience navigating my computer's BIOS, but most people don't even know what a BIOS is. To ask them to navigate and make sense of it without detailed instructions is pretty unfair.
The fediverse is a very niche place, and the general tech savvyness that's common here should not be taken as an actual measure of how tech savvy the general population is.
What's crazy is you can actually learn how to do things by trying, it's crazy! I didn't know how to install Linux either when I was 12, but just searching for information I was able to learn how to do it.
This is a much better explanation of what my point.
Everytime I've tried to do anything in my BIOS the guide has an option to do something that doesn't exist for me
This is also how you install windows. Theres nothing special/difficult about Linux here.
Most people don't install windows. It comes preinstalled
Most of that is the same for installing Windows lol
Which parts do you not understand? I can expand on those points if needed.
I understand it. My original point was that most guides don't explain it.
Also, the guide were responding to says 'download iso'. If you google 'ISO' it does not come up with anything to do with Linux. Which proves my point that most guides are not helpful for beginners