Hello everyone

You probably heard and answered this a hundred times already but I’m a bit overwhelmed by everything when I start searching by myself online. Even more so when I’m not fully sure what I’m even looking for.

I want to switch to Linux but I don’t really know where to start and also I’m a bit scared to abandon Windows which I have been using for 20+ years now. Could you recommend me sources for absolute beginners (English or German) and/or give me tips and pointers?

Edit:

Thank you all for your help!

I got it working with a dual-boot from a USB and it’s way easier than I feared. Next step is to get an external drive and get serious.

  • Possibly linuxEnglish
    4·
    7 hours ago

    Honestly Linux these days isn’t all that hard if you have a little patients. Just install Linux mint and take it slow. Remember to not download anything from the internet since software is designed to be installed via the software manager which uses apt or flatpak under the hood.

    • Jumi@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      7 hours ago

      Thanks for telling me. So I basically treat my PC like my phone now :)

      • Possibly linuxEnglish
        1·
        7 hours ago

        Do you struggle to use your phone? If you are struggling on the basics be careful jumping into Linux.

        • Jumi@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          3·
          6 hours ago

          No, I meant regarding your last sentence

          Remember to not download anything from the internet since software is designed to be installed via the software manager which uses apt or flatpak under the hood.

          I can count on one hand how many times I downloaded a program outside of the playstore. I’ll basically do the same thing from now on my PC.