Hello everyone

You probably heard and answered this a hundred times already but I’m a bit overwhelmed by everything when I start searching by myself online. Even more so when I’m not fully sure what I’m even looking for.

I want to switch to Linux but I don’t really know where to start and also I’m a bit scared to abandon Windows which I have been using for 20+ years now. Could you recommend me sources for absolute beginners (English or German) and/or give me tips and pointers?

Edit:

Thank you all for your help!

I got it working with a dual-boot from a USB and it’s way easier than I feared. Next step is to get an external drive and get serious.

  • Nicht BurningTurtle@feddit.orgEnglish
    8·
    13 hours ago

    I also recomend mint as a first distro and it’s the one I started with.

    For gaming, most games I play run perfectly fine under steam’s proton.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      13 hours ago

      I’m number four to recommend Mint, then. Definitely a great choice for beginners. I’d also recommend starting with a virtual machine. Nuking your Windows installation without a fallback is not a good idea.