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Yes it's called SolidWorks, It's a 3D modelling software. I know Linux has other CAD software it can run but this is the program that's on the CSWA for getting licensed to do work, so the other alternatives unfortunately won't help me. So the dual boot option is something that pops up when...

Perfect! That did it, thank you very much! So now I'm curious, if I just reboot my computer right now and install Linux, is my windows going to be gone? What I'm trying to do is get everything onto Linux and then just run one application through a virtual machine as needed because it won't work...

So the first thing I do is go to this link https://www.pureos.net/download/ then I click 'Download .iso' that's in the deep blue box right next to version and media size. The installer pops up and I run it, the first time I did this it took me about an hour and a half to download, every time...

Yes, if I go to the downloads folder there isn't anything there related to PureOS, just some PDF's related to physics. It's the same thing with Etcher, I run the installer and when its done the window pops up so I can use it but then if I close the program it's gone, nothing pops up in the...

Ok I didn't realize that it put it onto my USB automagically, but what do I put where etcher asks for image?

Exact same thing happens. It doesn't seem like it's the software that puts the OS on my flash drive that's the issue, it seems like it's the DVD Drive that's either the wrong thing to put on the flash drive or it's something else. I tried downloading PureOS a second time and got the same results.

So I'm currently running windows 10 on a Lenovo ThinkPad P52, I would like to switch over to PureOS. I went to this link https://pureos.net/download/ and followed the instructions for downloading and installing it with a flash drive. However when is finishes downloading and I try using etcher to...