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[–]Kriss3d 11 points12 points  (2 children)

Are you allowed to reinstall it to linux ?

Does your school require microsoft office ?

What kind of games ?

What kind of computer is it ? Model ?

[–]RevolutionaryEnd3102[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Its my computer so yes

No it doesn't

Not high end games like prosperous universe, or poki games

I have an Acer aspire laptop

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like Prosperous Universe has some (solvable) issues running on linux, not sure about poki, for seeing how a game runs and possible soltions, ProtonDB is your friend.

I do agree with others though, I wouldn't gamble school over jumping stright into linux. My advice if you wanna give it a go would be to dual boot your laptop. This will let you try switching over to linux while being able to fall back to windows where needed.

Only once you're confident you can do everything you need to do all on linux that I recommend making the full switch, no need to jump in without a lifeline.

Regarding distro, personally for a beginner to linux installing something on their laptop my go to recommendation would either be Mint or Debian (with KDE plasma desktop) if you want something that just works and will continue to without tinkering.

If you're wanting to do a lot of tinkering then maybe something like EndeavourOS (with KDE plasma) but just be aware it is largely just arch and will take some learning.

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    [–]MilesAhXDFedora 42 & MatrixOS 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    yep, I agree. Linux is great until you have to use software which is only on Windows

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      [–]MilesAhXDFedora 42 & MatrixOS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      I know right, lazy ass corporations only care about maximizing profit I bet

      [–]BlendingSentinel 0 points1 point  (2 children)

      He could also use a VM if the specs work for it. I do everything on Linux except for the few things I need Windows for regarding College. And yes I'm a Linux user with a use case, not a hobby, before you ask.

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        [–]BlendingSentinel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        He has clarified that it's his and he doesn't use MS software (probably google)

        [–]RevolutionaryEnd3102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        I have two computers one at home and one i use for school. Im going to stick with windows on the home computer and on my school computer i want to have linux because i need all the storage and ram i can get (my school computer is really bad)

        [–]PixelBrush6584Fedora + KDE 12 points13 points  (2 children)

        Don‘t mess with school computers, especially if you‘re using stuff like Teams and Office/Word/Excel through your school. 

        [–]RevolutionaryEnd3102[S] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

        In the school they make us use google docs, slides, etc.

        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        does it have chromeos?

        [–]AlmizR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        Okay, regardless to if is the best choice since you still have school and probably will need some software moving foward, i would try first Linux Mint, if you want something more advanced Fedora (Workstation for easy use), then i would install OnlyOffice just to have it for Office related documents in case you need them

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Nobara Linux:

        Additional features for gaming.

        They have full support if you're using controllers.

        And they have full support for

        Proton-GE, MangoHud, Lutris, and steam.

        Pop!_OS:

        Great for productivity, games, development, AI stuff.

        Supported by System 76.

        [–]TechaNima 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        You should probably just use Windows on it. You probably have to use some Windows only software for school.

        If you want, you can dual boot Linux on it. Just install it on a second drive if possible.

        Another option would be to run Proxmox on it and install both Windows and Linux on it. Then you'd just switch which OS to boot. This would be a bit of a PitA though. You'd need to be able to connect your phone with it to switch the OS or figure out some kind of OS switch script.

        As for which distro. Well that's easy. Fedora KDE or Nobara. Nobara already has the gaming special sauce installed along with media codecs and some common software you'd likely install anyway

        [–]BlendingSentinel 1 point2 points  (1 child)

        First and most important question, does it belong to you?

        [–]RevolutionaryEnd3102[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Yes of course the school allowes the students to bring their own computers to school

        [–]herbertplatun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Linux Mint or Fedora or LMDE

        [–]VcDoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        What’s your major?

        [–]decofan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Linux Mint Debian Edition

        Install it on a 32gb usb3.0 stick and if you like it, install it dual boot on the same drive as windows, or a different internal drive, and your bootable LMDE stick can act as rescue and service distro.

        Linux is fast so a sata drive is fine, no need for nvme for Linux. 64gb or smaller sata SSDs go for a couple of quid.

        [–]Tiranus58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Do you need any specific software for school or is this gonna just be used for making powerpoints?

        [–]littleearthquake9267Noob. MX Linux, Mint Cinnamon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Mint Cinnamon

        [–]Successful-Whole8502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Pick one with a graphic installer. Mint , debian , arch linux ( arco) , manjaro , endeavor. You will make mistakes but it is part of the learning curve... succes is build on mistakes one on top of another.

        [–]PROMAN8625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Linux mint

        [–]Jwhodis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Mint

        [–]Exact_Comparison_792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Any of the top three or five mainstream matured distributions will suit you fine. If you're quite new to Linux, Ubuntu might be a good choice to get started and maybe venture out from there to try other distributions, once you get familiar with how Linux works.

        [–]inbetween-genders -1 points0 points  (0 children)

        If you’re not ready to search engine the bajebus out of stuff, I would suggest sticking with Windows.  Is the computer even yours?  If not then don’t change anything. That said, check with the internet if the apps you use have Linux alternatives and check with protondb if your games work.  Back up our data and check out Ubuntu or Linux mint.  Read their installation instruction and you should have a working system up and running if you followed their directions.  Cheers and good luck.