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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

i took my first step today and got a usb drive so i can live boot mint and see how it runs so i can maybe install over windows on my laptop :)

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a screenshot of the system info panel for mint :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

I doubt any version of Linux would run worse than Windows

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

im more concerned with things like Internet not working or drivers or w/e since it's my first time trying thats all I know the actual os would be better!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Unless your laptop uses some obscure networking hardware, should work out of the box. Never used Mint, but it looks like it uses NetworkManager by default, which I haven't had any major issues with.

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