• Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca
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      16 days ago

      I’m new to Linux, do you just wipe your computer when switching distros or dual boot or what?

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        16 days ago

        I HIGHLY recommend backing everything you give a fuck about and wiping the disk clean. Because windows breaks linux.

        Before you look at a list of distros and wonder which one to install, choose if you are __:

        Arch Linux -> if you think you know how linux exactly works (likely not)

        Arch-based distros (CachyOS, EndeavourOS, etc.) -> If you want to use arch but with some help

        Linux Mint -> Recommended for beginners.

        Fedora -> It just works :tm:

        Debian -> ol’ reliable

        openSUSE -> If you tweaked windows

        Atomic Distros -> if you want a system that you can’t break

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          16 days ago

          Arch Linux -> if you think you know how linux exactly works (likely not)

          Or if you want to be forced to learn how Linux exactly works lol

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        16 days ago

        In this scenario if a user is using Debian 12 (Bookworm) and wanted to upgrade to Debian 13 (Trixie) it is possible to do by editing your /etc/apt/sources.list file and replacing Bookworm with Trixie.

        Obviously consult the documentation and backup your files before making drastic changes to your operating system.