01-25-2024, 05:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-25-2024, 05:25 PM by TheOldPresbyope.
Edit Reason: added ETA
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There's approximately a gazillion LInux-based distros. Check out https://distrowatch.com to see the landscape.
I have Linux Mint on my laptop and debian on a compute server under the desk.
Linux Mint is built on Ubuntu and Ubuntu is built on debian, as is Raspberry Pi OS, so there's a strong family resemblance.
ETA- Many of the Linux distros will boot and run off an external drive so you can test them without touching the OS already on your computer. If you like one, you can install it in a dual-boot fashion side-by-side with Windows (requires enough space on your primary drive to create a big-enough new partition) or, like I did, reformat* the primary disk, install a Linux distro as "the" OS and then use Virtual Box as a vehicle for reinstalling Windows as a guest OS.
*To tell the truth, I replaced the old hard disk with a new SSD.
Regards,
Kent
I have Linux Mint on my laptop and debian on a compute server under the desk.
Linux Mint is built on Ubuntu and Ubuntu is built on debian, as is Raspberry Pi OS, so there's a strong family resemblance.
ETA- Many of the Linux distros will boot and run off an external drive so you can test them without touching the OS already on your computer. If you like one, you can install it in a dual-boot fashion side-by-side with Windows (requires enough space on your primary drive to create a big-enough new partition) or, like I did, reformat* the primary disk, install a Linux distro as "the" OS and then use Virtual Box as a vehicle for reinstalling Windows as a guest OS.
*To tell the truth, I replaced the old hard disk with a new SSD.
Regards,
Kent
