| ▲ | CommenterPerson 2 days ago | |
Want to thank the OP and commenters for this. I am not a hacker, and am hanging on to a Windows 10 and 7 (yes) laptop. I need to make some time and get one of the Linux systems. It would help a great deal if someone wrote or pointed to a blog that has step by step instructions. Something like a Hello World including what to use for common applications like browsing, writing documents, and spreadshees. Thank you. | ||
| ▲ | lproven a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
> if someone wrote or pointed to a blog that has step by step instructions You still have not answered. That is saddening. Ah well. Here are 2 of my efforts. This is my 1st try for my current employer. I still stand by most of it, though. P1: https://www.theregister.com/Print/2010/06/21/reg_linux_guide... P2: https://www.theregister.com/Print/2010/06/23/reg_linux_guide... P3: https://www.theregister.com/Print/2010/06/24/reg_linux_guide... My more recent take with some updated de-cruftifying steps: https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/22/linux_nonapproved_lap... I talked about choosing a distro here: https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/31/the_cynics_guide_to_l... Executive summary: use Linux Mint. The latest version, with the default Cinnamon desktop. Anyone who disagrees has an agenda and it's not ease of use, so can probably be ignored. | ||
| ▲ | lproven 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
There are literally hundreds of them. What do you need? What do you want? | ||