Hi guys, I have a question if you would be so kind. I’m a professional developer looking to finally make a semi break into Linux.

My daily driver is a Legion 5 / 6800H with 3070ti 32GB and I have been running Linux Mint in a virtual box now for a few weeks.

I can’t make a 100% transition over to Linux due to the nature of my work but I could be running at round 80-90% of my work via a Linux OS.

With the above said, I’m finally going to install a dual boot instance today. Is Mint a good starting point? Anyone else have experience with Mint and Legion or would you recommend I start somewhere else? (I have heared many people mention POP OS).

Essentially I want something I can jump head first into and just make a start familiarising myself.

I’m trying to regain some control over my data and a jump to Lemmy and a Jump away from Windows feels like a solid start !

Thank you and keep rocking…

  • zhenbo_endle@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Many distro provide LiveCD. How about have a try first? You can test if the basic functions and the drivers included in the system work well on your laptop

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the heads up and yes, I did give this a whirl… The last time I used Linux as an OS was back in the Windows XP days. I’m blown away by how far it’s come on.

      It was literally install and I swear everything was working after a driver / system update. I remember losing days of my life back in a day just trying to get audio and mouse drivers working !

      I’m all up running and set with the software I need within the day. Epic !