Recent content by charlie.corder

Welcome @Natkkk12 ! I have a ASUS vivobook E510MAB that I use daily. {It is one of the cheaper models} My distro is Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia. Since wiping Windows and replacing it with LM I have had no problems whatever. Everything worked out of the box. Old Geezer Tango Charlie

Why I think that Linux Mint is better for newbies. 1 - There is no need to even look at the Terminal. You can do everything by using the mouse, which newbies are familiar with. 2 - If you want to burn another Linux distro, Mint comes with USB Image Writer already installed. No need...

Fellow Linuxers, The two posts by Brickwizard and KGIII are just what I was thinking about yesterday. Give the newbie a few distros to look at, along with reasons they are good. Good job guys! OG TC

Before condemning other folks replies, it might be helpful if you looked in the mirror - at length. Just my opinion of course. OG TC

Good morning everyone! Please keep this in mind when reading what I have to write - this is just my opinion. I think that when someone asks 'what distribution should I use', they are completely new to Linux, and know very little about Linux. That was my condition when I first tried Linux, knew...

Welcome Vernon! My advice is to get Linux Mint 21.3 MATE. If this 89 year old Geezer found it the easiest, I think you will too. Old Geezer Tango Charlie

@ The Duck Thanks for putting those links up. All three are excellent and worth the time to read. Old Geez TC

@Diputs If you wish to point out "grammatical errors" in others, you might want to look in the mirror. "there's several grammatical errors . . . " 'There's' should be 'there are' to agree with the plural 'errors' which is the subject. In addition to that, you could check all your posts for...

Hello Vimmer, A little history might help here. Almost everything done in Linux is because someone had an itch they had to scratch - in other words, Linux programs are created for personal reasons. The creators all had different 'itches'. One thing most people coming to Linux for the first time...

Greetings Diputs, Please do yourself a favor and read the history of Linux. Unix preceded Linux by several years and could not possibly be a Linux distro. Eric Raymond has an interesting book about some of it. Old Geezer Tango Charlie

@atanere Thanks for the tips I learned just now!!! Keep on chatting. LOL. OG TC

Welcome @ferree , The only one who can answer that is YOU! Relax, we all went through the same process when we started using Linux. Believe it or not, you are the only one who knows what you want. The only way to find out which is best for you is by reading as much as possible about the...

Erik, The more you do it, the more comfortable and confident you will get. That seems to be the way it works. BTW I downloaded LM 21.3 Cinnamon and installed it on my test machine, alongside LMDE 6; which is what I am using to post this now. It took about 1 hour for the whole process, including...

Erik, Look at it this way - re-installing an OS is part of the learning process. With each time you do a re-install, you will learn something new. I can't count the number of times I have installed, or re-installed a Linux distribution. It's all a part of the learning process, and showing us...

Good morning Erik, I believe the program you are looking for is called Timeshift. If I remember correctly Windows has one called SystemRestore. I used to use SR quite a bit. After using TS for a few years, I find that I like it better; mainly because I have full control over it. I can use any...