Today we're picking up where we left off from last week's video on preparing for Windows 10 EOL next year. I'll link it here:
   • Support for Windows 10 is ending, her...  

We're going to explore the process of 'testing' Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' on a Windows 10 Computer to make sure it suits our needs. In preparation for this, we'll download the Linux ISO and download Balena Etcher to flash the ISO on a USB Drive.
After testing, we'll install Linux and install a few apps and take a tour to show the similarities Linux has with Windows!

Please comment on which distros of Linux you've tried and what you use it for and Subscribe to Mackey Tech if you haven't done so already!



Video description links:


'Testing environments'
- Intel NUC
Model # NUC6i7KYK
8 GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Wifi 5, Gigabite Ethernet
https://nucblog.net/2016/03/the-skull...
- Dell Optiplex
Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM, 256Gb ssd, Wifi 5, Gb Ethernet

Flashing software and Linux Distros
- Balena Etcher - For Flashing ISO goodness!
- https://etcher.balena.io/
- Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' - We used the 'Cinnamon' desktop
- https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
- Zorin OS
- https://zorin.com/os/download/
- System 76 POP OS
- https://pop.system76.com/
- Ubuntu
- https://ubuntu.com/

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