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ok. i have a 1TB external HD, formatted to EXT4. i also have an ubuntu based linux os that i no longer desire to have. anyways, im looking to use these two devices to switch to a different linux os. could somebody please refer me to a helpful link with (simple)step by step instructions on how to do so? im still fairly new to linux and have learned very little. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
 


Ubuntu is no longer what it used to be 9 years ago. You can try Ubuntu's second evolution called Linux Mint - it's based on Ubuntu but it's 10 times better. I suggest you try Mint 18.3 bc Mint 19 is still too new and too glitchy.
Or, if you want a completely different distro, try Arch. There's an Arch out there with a simple but easy to use GUI installer. It's an Arch project and is named "Zen Installer". That one is also a wonderful distro.
 
G'day @John_Smith and welcome to linux.org :)

John_Smith said:
i also have an ubuntu based linux os that i no longer desire to have
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Which one is it, may I ask?

Reason I ask is that I have been using a French product called Multisystem for 5 years, and find it very good.

It is LInux-based only, and allows you to burn multiple LInux .isos to the one, bootable stick, and then boot and try them out (& install if you wish). You can also apply Persistence to one at a time, of the Debian-based Distros, eg Ubuntu, LInux Mint, &c.

Limit on Distros you can try is governed only by the space on your stick, so with a 16 GB stick, you could try maybe 6 Linux. I have had 20 or so on a 64 GB stick.

So while you have a Linux, you could likely install Multisystem on it, burn a stick with some Distros, and then go from there.

Sing out if you need more info and to all

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Its kali linix and its not what i wanted. Too complicated. Looking for womething simpler and more noob friendly. But my concern was more focused towards installing a new o.s. on an already linux based system. I did the switch from windows to linux with zero help, just youtube. Now going from linux, to new linux distro, not as easy lol. And all the info i find online is confusing. Was looking for a reputable link with clear, easy to follow instructions. I dont care how long or complicated the process is, just as long as i can understand what's being explained.
 
John_Smith said:
Its kali linix and its not what i wanted. Too complicated. Looking for womething simpler and more noob friendly. But my concern was more focused towards installing a new o.s. on an already linux based system. I did the switch from windows to linux with zero help, just youtube. Now going from linux, to new linux distro, not as easy lol. And all the info i find online is confusing. Was looking for a reputable link with clear, easy to follow instructions. I dont care how long or complicated the process is, just as long as i can understand what's being explained.
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Kali is Debian based, not Ubuntu based. The one I suggested above (if you even took the time to read my post) - Linux Mint is the most noob friendly distro I know of. And switching from one linux distro to another is a lot easier than you think, even easier than Windows-to-Linux.
 
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LINUX MINT

Install straight over the top.

'Burn' linux mint 18.3 to a usb stick. Boot your PC to that usb stick.

Have a play around with the linux mint to be sure it is what you want.

If it is what you want....double click the "install Linux Mint" icon which will be on the desktop.

Thats simplifying it....but it is reasonably accurate.
 
Lubuntu is the easiest Linux distribution I have ever installed. Last week I tried to install Debian 9 with the netinstaller and ended up without a desktop environment. Missed a step or two somewhere. Installed Lubuntu 18.04 after that without incident, suing it right now. Lovely and light!
 
New users of Linux need to stay with the mainstream flagship Linux distros as they offer excellent forum support and the software repositories are maintained fairly well.

Once a new Linux user gains some basic know how of Linux then if desired they can start to check out other Linux distros imo.

Linux Mint Cinnamon
Linux Mint Mate
Linux Mint Xfce

Peppermint 9

Ubuntu
Ubuntu Mate
Xubuntu
Lubuntu

Any of the above Linux distros are excellent choices for any new to Linux user providing the new to Linux user is willing to learn a little bit about how Linux works.


My 2 cents worth. :)


My daily drivers are LMDE 3 (Cindy) & Antix 17.4.1 (Helen Keller).
Both Debian based and solid as a rock although not for the new Linux user.
 
poorguy said:
New users of Linux need to stay with the mainstream flagship Linux distros as they offer excellent forum support and the software repositories are maintained fairly well.

Once a new Linux user gains some basic know how of Linux then if desired they can start to check out other Linux distros imo.

Linux Mint Cinnamon
Linux Mint Mate
Linux Mint Xfce

Peppermint 9

Ubuntu
Ubuntu Mate
Xubuntu
Lubuntu

Any of the above Linux distros are excellent choices for any new to Linux user providing the new to Linux user is willing to learn a little bit about how Linux works.


My 2 cents worth. :)


My daily drivers are LMDE 3 (Cindy) & Antix 17.4.1 (Helen Keller).
Both Debian based and solid as a rock although not for the new Linux user.
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You are absolutely right, I have been using Ubuntu 14.04 for years and then switched to a Debian 9 based distro and could not even get Rhythmbox to work right. I am using Lubuntu 18.04 now and after the default Audaciuos did not work properly, I just installed Rhythmbox from the software center and everything is plain sailing. No hours of troubleshooting and exchanges on support forums, it just works.
 
lekkerlinux said:
Lubuntu is the easiest Linux distribution I have ever installed.

Installed Lubuntu 18.04 after that without incident, suing it right now. Lovely and light!
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Lubuntu 18.04 is an excellent choice for any Linux user.

I like its plain simple user interface and works OOTB on everything I've installed it on.
 
poorguy said:
Lubuntu 18.04 is an excellent choice for any Linux user.

I like its plain simple user interface and works OOTB on everything I've installed it on.
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I had to choose something light after my graphics card broke and all I was left with was a old AMD A10-5800k APU, with 8 GB of RAM. Lubuntu runs without protest on those limited specifications.
 
lekkerlinux said:
I had to choose something light after my graphics card broke and all I was left with was a old AMD A10-5800k APU, with 8 GB of RAM. Lubuntu runs without protest on those limited specifications.
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Your quote cracks me up.
"all I was left with was a old AMD A10-5800k APU, with 8 GB of RAM"


Hell man with them specs you should be able to run most Linux Distros.

This is old and I can run any Linux Distro on it without complaints.
Code: 
antix1@antix1:~
$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.160-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 6.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 1.4.2
           Distro: antiX-17.4.1_x64-base Helen Keller 28 March 2019 base: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 380 v: N/A serial: <filter>
           Mobo: Dell model: 0HN7XN v: A01 serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A02 date: 08/27/2010
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo E7500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn rev: A L2 cache: 3072 KiB
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 11704
           Speed: 1600 MHz min/max: 1600/2933 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1600 2: 1600
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
           Display: server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: intel resolution: 1152x720~60Hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel G41 v: 2.1 Mesa 13.0.6 direct render: Yes
Audio:     Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.160-antix.1-amd64-smp
Network:   Device-1: Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe vendor: Dell driver: tg3 v: 3.137 port: ece0
           bus ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 149.01 GiB used: 12.22 GiB (8.2%)
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST3160812AS size: 149.01 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 143.67 GiB used: 12.22 GiB (8.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 35.0 C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:      Processes: 133 Uptime: 8h 14m Memory: 3.76 GiB used: 609.2 MiB (15.8%) Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers:
           gcc: 6.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.12 inxi: 3.0.29
antix1@antix1:~
$
 
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