Moving from windows to linux

When you are ready... then go Arch Linux :D

This after you have well worked your way into mint and ubuntu, try both and use one you like. This is the neat thing about distros :)

Gonzo.B said:
Hey so i have never used linux before,i'm on win7 still,didn't bother going for win8 back then

I'm currently studying web development html/css/jquery/javascriptbut i know more or less how to work developer tools and xamp.And i know my way around windows.I'm afraid it will be a struggle to start over again,and anotherthing i'm looking to get employed next year,and not many people use linux in their company's as i understand

So i was thinking to do a dual boot,i'm getting win 8.1 (yes original from a friend) I really wanna do a dual bootso that i can still have access and still have knowledge in both,so that it can benefit me when i'm employed

So what linux should i use,a guy i know who does php coding and uses linux,said i should use mint
And any links u know and tried for a dual boot or your own guide would be helpfull

Thanks
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I read that ,i just couldn't find info on them saying u can download the win 10 iso,only it being an "update" within 7 and 8 to upgrade to
 
Necuno said:
When you are ready... then go Arch Linux :D

This after you have well worked your way into mint and ubuntu, try both and use one you like. This is the neat thing about distros :)
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ArchLinux makes other distros look like sht.
 
SauRoNZA said:
GUI mouse warriors.

They never get as far as to understand the wonder that is the command line and how much power it gives you over Windows.

And therefore it "sucks". They never admit that they actually just sucked at Linux.
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QFT. If you feel Ubuntu is too hard for you to use, then stfu and go back to that crap that is called Windows 8.
 
ponder said:
http://betanews.com/2015/06/03/microsoft-you-can-perform-a-clean-windows-10-install-after-upgrading/

Can't find the original now but you can search for what Gabriel Aul said wrt reinstalls.
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They don't actually specify how to perform a clean install of Windows 10. Will Microsoft provide a key or will they give you a custom ISO that has a machine code embedded in it to tie it to one PC? I prefer a clean install over an upgrade any day and would love it if they just gave out keys with each upgrade.
 
I installed Mint on my home laptop, and well, I just struggled (not with mint specifically, but with Linux). I went through this exercise and Mint was by far the easiest distro to transaction from Windows.

What I struggled with immensely was mounting of hard drives and networking, i.e. sharing the linux stuff to be accessible on my other windows PC's. The rest wasn't to bad. I did find my self googling a lot, it gets easier and it's not really difficult to get your way around it and do the normal pc stuff, but as soon as you have any problems that you can't solve and you start Googling, it turns into a nightmare.

I ended up installing Windows again, because my external HDD has an encryption app that unlocks it every time you install it, and it just didn't run on linux or that other thing that is suppose to open the windows exe.

Backup all your data, I lost some due to the hard drive mounting stuff.

But if your PC isn't mission critical, give it a go.
 
vinodh said:
They don't actually specify how to perform a clean install of Windows 10. Will Microsoft provide a key or will they give you a custom ISO that has a machine code embedded in it to tie it to one PC? I prefer a clean install over an upgrade any day and would love it if they just gave out keys with each upgrade.
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There's no details as yet but they did say that you will be able to download an iso image and do a clean install, are the finer details really that important when you are give a free horse?
 
werfie said:
I installed Mint on my home laptop, and well, I just struggled (not with mint specifically, but with Linux). I went through this exercise and Mint was by far the easiest distro to transaction from Windows.

What I struggled with immensely was mounting of hard drives and networking, i.e. sharing the linux stuff to be accessible on my other windows PC's. The rest wasn't to bad. I did find my self googling a lot, it gets easier and it's not really difficult to get your way around it and do the normal pc stuff, but as soon as you have any problems that you can't solve and you start Googling, it turns into a nightmare.

I ended up installing Windows again, because my external HDD has an encryption app that unlocks it every time you install it, and it just didn't run on linux or that other thing that is suppose to open the windows exe.

Backup all your data, I lost some due to the hard drive mounting stuff.

But if your PC isn't mission critical, give it a go.
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Its actually very easy to do in mint and can be done through the gui. I think one of the biggest issues for newbies is when you google for help you mostly get answers from people who default to the terminal because thats easy for them. But when you are used to doing it in windows its pretty frustrating.
 
The one easy mistake to make is to make your machine's network name too long. No warnings or anything, you just suddenly can't get into any network because no username/password combo works any more.
 
ponder said:
There's no details as yet but they did say that you will be able to download an iso image and do a clean install, are the finer details really that important when you are give a free horse?
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Actually, yes. That way i'd know for sure if my free horse is a thoroughbred or a donkey. I don't mind paying for Windows 10 as long as it allows me to clean install. It makes no real difference now talking about it since we'll know the answer soon enough.
 
Ok so a lot of people love mint,ill go with a dual boot then i can easily go back and forth


ponder said:
There's no details as yet but they did say that you will be able to download an iso image and do a clean install, are the finer details really that important when you are give a free horse?
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I found some details saying they are going to let u download an iso,for the clean install. U have to do the upgrade first ,then it "banks" the key thereafter u can do a clean iso win 10 install. We will know soon tho
 
Beachless said:
Its actually very easy to do in mint and can be done through the gui. I think one of the biggest issues for newbies is when you google for help you mostly get answers from people who default to the terminal because thats easy for them. But when you are used to doing it in windows its pretty frustrating.
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I dont know. Mine just never seemed to work. Always got errors, or could see but not access the folders on the network. I actually got it to work with Samba but it worked for a week and then just suddenly stopped without me touching it. I couldnt get it up again an just installed Windows. Lol.
 
Are you looking at eventually doing develop for a corporate environment? In this case it may be best to stay close to the ecosystem that you are developing for. For example, if it is going to be for Red Hat then use Fedora or Centos.
 
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Long term release) lots of drives and a BIG community if you get stuck.

Big decision is Debian (Ubuntu, Mint) vs RPM (Redhat, Centos, Fedora) there are slight differences and if you are going to be developing for corporate it might make sense to choose the best option.

This mainly relates to the package managers.. but it makes a big difference in the way you develop as some packages are different etc...
 
DarkSpectre said:
Look up virtualbox. Rather install a Linux distro on a virtual machine. It's clean and hassle-free.
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Agreed. Dual booting always ends up with more pain than use, unfortunately.

Or else install windows into the vm from a linux host :)

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you mostly get answers from people who default to the terminal because thats easy for them.
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More often than not, the GUI tools don't work properly or don't work optimally.
Then the bash (or terminal) is your friend. I prefer to work in that, get things done, and I often just leave the GUI there as a waste of space. But that is for when I am building servers. Desktop is a different animal, and again, you often need the terminal to sort issues out.
 
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