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I'm newly retired, and I wanna go all in. Starting place? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by UniversalMonk@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@sh.itjust.works

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Hey everyone, right now, I’m mostly Mac-based. I also have an older PC, a Raspberry Pi, micro PC and a mac laptop.

Now that I’m retired and have more time on my hands, I really want to dive deep into Linux and break away from the monopoly.

I’ll definitely do my own research, but there’s so much information out there—it feels like drinking from a firehose. It’s overwhelming!

Do you have any tips or websites to help me get started, step by step? I know I’ll make plenty of mistakes along the way (that’s how ya learn), but I’d appreciate any advice you can share. Thanks!

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Idk, just install it? Since you're a Mac person, it'll probably be easier to install on a non-Mac device, so from what you listed, I'd recommend either the micro PC (not sure what that is? AMD mini PC or something?) or the old PC.

For distro, I recommend Linux Mint or Fedora. They're both easy to install, have large communities, and largely do what you want out of the box. You'll need a USB drive, and then just follow instructions to "burn" an ISO (that you'll get from the Linux distro website) to the USB drive, boot from it (probably mash F11 or Delete to get to the boot menu as the PC boots), and follow the instructions to install. Make sure you're okay losing all data on the PC before installing, because it will replace everything.

After that, learn whatever strikes your fancy.

Good luck! Feel free to post back if you get stuck.

[–] UniversalMonk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Thanks. I was getting the impression that Mint may be the first one to try. Looks like that's spot on, so I'm going for it. I'll def keep everyone updated. Thank you!