Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

Using Linux for the first time

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Using Linux for the first time

Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

I’m going to replace my host os on my shitty laptop with Linux specifically puppy Linux or alpine Linux from scratch and I need to know how will I get started and make it easier for myself, I use a HP notebook 540

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1•1 year ago
Fedora is also Wayland only, which I wouldn’t recommend to a newbie with an old laptop.
- BuckShot
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  3•1 year ago
  The KDE spin has x11, KDE is my go to DE everytime. So assumed that layer I guess.

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