I heard Mint is supposed to be the simplest distro to get started with but my experience so far (following the setup guide on the website) has been:

  • Download ISO
  • Check ISO (seemed fine)
  • Burn image… crash
  • Burn image in administrator mode
  • Boot from USB via BIOS… crash
  • Boot from USB via Bios in safe mode
  • Download multimedia codecs… crash
  • Not download multimedia codecs… also crash?

And that’s where I am presently, it runs fine off the USB albeit a bit slow, and I know its connected to the internet because I can browse lemmy on it and make annoying posts on the Linux community. I knew Linux was going to be more work than windows but this feels like a ridiculous level of effort right out of the gate, I worry that even if I somehow get it running I’ll spend 10x more time fixing it than actually using it.

    • shyguyblue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      20 hours ago

      I’ve never installed Mint, but I’ve had a patriot memory stick go bad, and the RMA process involved sending both sticks to Patriot. Never buying from that garbage company again…

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
        11·
        18 hours ago

        I have a bunch of there SSD’s and they have been working fine for a few years. Not super performant but they also have been reliable especially for the cost.

        I think computer ram is just easily damaged in shipping.