Hey I’m cell and my bf of nearly 2 years asked me to switch to Linux because it’s “obv way better then windows” (his words xd) and until now I always said no. I didn’t wanna learn how to navigate through a new distro all over again. I gave it some thought and decided to make it his “Christmas” present that I’m installing Linux on my laptop :3 if any of you can give me advice on what type of Linux, like arch, I should install and what I should be aware of would really help!
Heyy sorry for my late response xd. I only use my laptop for school stuff but mostly for video editing. I read from a few other users that mint is probably the best option but I don’t know if the apps I use for my privat stuff are also available on Linux… but thanks for the help :3
No worries. While the distro matters and some distros have more support than others, whether your software runs on Linux will often be a distro-unrelated question. While some applications don’t run natively, many (not all) are executable through a compatibility layer like Wine (which sounds fancy, but comes with little additional effort for you).
Don’t be afraid to test a boot usb with liveboot (testing the OS without installing it) and see if you can make your software work - just don’t be discouraged if it lags a little as larger liveboots are not intended for larger software installations, I think.