I’m over 50 and all I know about Linux is it’s mascot is a penguin and I think it has something to do with programming. But I’m trying to learn, do new things, and reinvent myself. Where/how should I go about learning? Or at this stage, should I even bother? I do want to learn, tho

  • Random_Character_A@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago
    • Get linux distribution image of your choise
    • get a USB-stick
    • get a new SSD-drive
    • write the image on a USB-stick
    • detach the old windows drive (for now)
    • install the new SSD-drive on another slot
    • put the USB-stick in a USB port
    • set your UEFI/BIOS to boot first from a USB drive
    • boot in to the installer or “live environment” (depends on the distro)
    • install Linux on the new SSD-drive (quite strait forward process)
    • system reboots after install, so remove the USB-stick before it starts up again.
    • check that it successfully boots in to a desktop environment.
    • at some point reattach your Windows SSD-drive back and go to the UEFI/BIOS and set your Linux SSD-drive as the primary boot drive
    • after that you learn as you go, which means shitload of googling and registering to the relevant forums.
    • if you use AI instead of googling, tell it everything about your distro including kernel and distro versions. Be very careful running any commands you don’t understand.

    Good Luck