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tigersaw · 21-07-14, 08:17 PM

I'm about to start a Linux course with the Linux foundation.
Picking up a cheapy win 8.1 laptop this week to use, as I don't want to mess up my home PC.
The suggested distributions are Fedora, Centos, Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and Opensuse.
I was steering towards Ubuntu or Mint as I have heard them mentioned most often.
I was thinking of using live media first to make sure the laptop is happy, then going for a dual boot.
I'll obviously make a disk image before I start, but I know even then things can go funny, so does the org agree with my choice or not / have suggestions?

21-07-14, 08:17 PM	#1
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	OMO Linux install I'm about to start a Linux course with the Linux foundation. Picking up a cheapy win 8.1 laptop this week to use, as I don't want to mess up my home PC. The suggested distributions are Fedora, Centos, Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and Opensuse. I was steering towards Ubuntu or Mint as I have heard them mentioned most often. I was thinking of using live media first to make sure the laptop is happy, then going for a dual boot. I'll obviously make a disk image before I start, but I know even then things can go funny, so does the org agree with my choice or not / have suggestions?