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linux mint sounds very tasty

huh... im wondering how my site looks like

when I installed mint, I just used etcher which took a while but didn't have any real problems for me. got it from the install guide docs > https://etcher.balena.io/

if you use multiple isos to install different stuff, ventoy is really convenient ! you install it onto a flash drive and then all you need to do is drag and drop isos, then you just select the one to boot into from a menu! (it actually is rly convenient even if you dont use multiple oses bc you can put diagnostic stuff on there like memtest as well)

thanks to you both but @draggian i already used balena. it's just that my iso file got corrupted while downloading

if it got corrupted, try downloading it from a different mirror, then check the SHA-256 hash. if it corrupts again, the hash will corrupt too. (you can check hashes manually with 7-Zip if you don't want to download more software)

I second the suggestion of checking the hash, especially when using Mint. It is a popular distro, so hacked copies have been passed around before. https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-hundreds-were-tricked-into-installing-linux-mint-backdoor/

@badgraph1cs @letslearn thanks. i already have software installed for that bc someone told me the same thing

you could install on mint to demo/save the headache of full install. iirc you can change your DE from the login screen

@barndoors thanks!! i've heard that too!! that's why i said might because i'm not sure which i'm gonna choose yet

you can test out kubuntu in a virtual machine with VirtualBox. Can give u a chance to try out the desktop environment without wiping ur PC again :)

Shy $500 atm, recently employed and able to pay back over time, can't thank you enough for the share! <3

I switched to linux mint and honestly after a week of adapting I am fully in preference to it. Lol

@aredia that's good!! glad to hear it

If you think you might need any Windows programs, dual boot. Wine and virtual machines aren't really reliable. None of the things I wanted ran in WINE, hence ww

...hence why I'm going to have two separate computers, one for personal on Mint and one for work on Windows. hit enter too soon and you can't edit comments

@draggianuniverse thanks for the advice. i don't have any windows-specific programs i need rn, but i'm considering it, just in case i need any for the future