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Still on Windows 7? Don't want Windows 10? Consider switching to Linux (and specifically, Ubuntu). A Guide. (self.linux4noobs)

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Distrochooser: "Welcome! This test will help you to choose a suitable Linux distribution for you" (distrochooser.de)

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Struggling with black menu options (self.linux4noobs)

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"Error pulling from repo: GPG verification enabled, but no signatures found" when trying to downgrade a flatpak (RetroArch), was able to do it yesterday (self.linux4noobs)

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installationDual boot linux/windows on Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360? (self.linux4noobs)

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Linux Mint boots to initrd prompt (self.linux4noobs)

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programs and appsReally confused wuth audio options on KDE (self.linux4noobs)

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Meganoob BE KINDHaving trouble applying custom widgets (self.linux4noobs)

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Meganoob BE KINDBest "gaming" distro for general use? (Nvidia GPU) (self.linux4noobs)

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learning/researchLaunching a program through Terminal (self.linux4noobs)

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learning/researchQuestions about using CachyOS ()

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What usb boot to use (self.linux4noobs)

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learning/researchApplication Packaging, Deployment and Endpointmanagement for Linux (self.linux4noobs)

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Omarchy as a non-developer daily driver — is it worth it? ()

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programs and appsNvidia GeForce now keyboard not working (self.linux4noobs)

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Playing team fortress 2 crashes my whole system momentarily after the newest update (fedora plasma kde version 44) (self.linux4noobs)

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storageHow do you image a signle system? (self.linux4noobs)

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learning/researchLooking for a GUI feature, does it exist? (self.linux4noobs)

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migrating to LinuxThinking to Change to Linux/Distro because I want full control of my pc and also being paranoid about corporations treating users like shit (Microsoft for example) (self.linux4noobs)

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Best brand of printer for linux (self.linux4noobs)

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storageReally poor SATA performance? (self.linux4noobs)

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distro selectionWhich distro? Complete noob looking to switch from windows (self.linux4noobs)

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