If you’re tired of Windows, or just want to try something new, perhaps it’s time to give Linux a try?

I put a lot of time and effort into writing and recording this video, Linux is something I am very passionate about and really want more people to be aware of! Hopefully I did it justice (:

Read a written version of this video:

https://bpt11.vercel.app/public-stuff/writing/final-scripts/linux-for-normal-people/

Here are all the various links mentioned in this video:

  1. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module
  3. https://www.lansweeper.com/resources/report/hardware-components/windows-11-requirements-audit/
  4. https://www.protondb.com/
  5. https://www.winehq.org/
  6. https://usebottles.com/
  7. https://www.winboat.app/
  8. https://tldr.sh/
  9. https://alternativeto.net/
  10. https://ventoy.net/

Linux Distro download pages:

  1. https://linuxmint.com/download.php
  2. https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
  3. https://zorin.com/os/
  4. https://kubuntu.org/archives/getkubuntu.html

Discover some other Distros here:

  1. https://distrowatch.com/

Get some Linux support here:

  1. https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/
  2. https://lemmy.ml/c/linux or paste “!linux@lemmy.ml” into the search field of your chosen Fediverse server.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 4:13 Why you might not want to use Windows 6:11 Planned Obsolescence 10:24 Windows Doesn’t Respect Me 13:50 Recall. 17:44 Microsoft Owns my Computer 18:38 The Linux Burger 22:10 How Linux Fixes my Problems 24:56 Linux is Lightweight 26:01 Gaming on Linux Rocks 26:33 Managing Software is a Breeze 29:27 Drawbacks of Linux 29:53 Windows Software is NOT Supported 32:08 Games With Anti-Cheat 33:57 Hardware Compatibility 35:41 The Terminal is Intimidating 37:04 Quick Terminal Tutorial 39:16 What Does Linux Look Like? 42:55 DE and Distro Reccomendations 43:12 Linux Mint Cinnamon 46:21 GNOME 52:34 KDE Plasma 55:20 Special Reccomendations 58:03 Before you Install… 58:33 Live USBs 1:01:56 Make Backups! 1:03:02 Dual Booting 1:06:18 Installation Guide 1:07:44 Bryce’s Tech Tips 1:08:42 Creating a Ventoy USB 1:10:37 Booting into Ventoy 1:13:22 Trying Linux from the Live USB 1:13:52 Installing the Operating System 1:17:04 Post Install 1:18:30 Outro