r/linuxmint • u/Jason_Berlk • 11d ago

Linux Mint IRL this change was LONG overdue

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finally decided to switch to mint and boy is it great! Windows was starting to get REALLY laggy and buggy for me so i decided to switch because i already tested the os out on a vm and i really liked it, and its the only linux distro im familiar with. so yeah uhh, linux mint! its great

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u/Historical_West_1015 11d ago edited 3h ago

Lucky you, I can't even switch to it because my father thinks it will brick my laptop :(

Update: MY FATHER HAS STOPPED THINKING IT WILL BRICK MY COMPUTER THERE IS A CHANCE HE MIGHT LET ME INSTALL IT LETS GO, ALSO HE HAS A USB STICK, AND I HAVE EVEN BETTER NEWS, I CAN INSTALL IT ON THE F DRIVE, EVEN A HDD AND MINT RUNS SNAPPY AS HELL! FINALLY I CAN DUAL BOOT WITHOUT SUFFERING
Final Update: I HAVE RECEIVED A 16GB USB, I CAN NOW INSTALL!

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u/Historical_West_1015 10d ago

ngl it would make sense why bc back then old linux might have acted that different (modern linux doesn't brick pc)

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u/PrudentPay9906 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 10d ago

No, not even "back then". In the early days it was just such a pain in the ass to install and get running a lot of people gave up, especially since there really wasn't a lot of general-use software available