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Any Opensource/ Libre/ Creative Commons Licensed, Detailed Guide to Switch to Linux From Windows 10? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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As October is coming, I want to advertise Linux to people before the end of service for windows 10.

Endof10 campaign guide does not seem useful.

Is there is any good recent detailed guide to switch to Linux from Windows 10?

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Too complex for someone that isn't already interested. Hell, the vast majority of users couldn't reinstall Windows if they lost the restore partition.

Maybe school them on a live USB "install"? That's how I started oh so many years back. No risk, easy way to get comfy with a test drive. And if they like it, there's always (?) an install button.

OTOH, dumb as it sounds, seems like most people don't have a handy USB drive these days. At my last job, a software dev, I don't think I talked to a single end user that had a USB available for a Windows reinstall. Weird.

I'd recommend a Debian distro. Whatever one's preference, Debian just works and seems to have the most documentation, especially for noobs.