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Screw it, I’m installing Linux (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)
  • Download the .iso file of your favorite distro from their website
  • Download Fedora Media Writer
  • Plug in external media (flash/thumb drive, etc.)
  • Select .iso and thumb drive in Fedora Media Writer and let her rip.
  • Restart PC.
  • While PC is booting, press whatever your BIOS button is (do a web search for "[laptop/motherboard] BIOS button" or watch the display while booting)
  • Look for boot priority in the BIOS and set the thumb drive to the highest.
  • Restart
  • After booting, test WiFi, BT and audio functionality.
  • Follow on-screen instructions to install
  • Remove install media and reboot
  • Install any and all available updates using your package manager (Software, Discover, Pop Shop, etc.)
  • Restart one more time

The end.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Download Fedora Media Writer

    I've been using Balena Etcher, but now I have an alternative, thanks!

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, everyone seems to use Balena. They had some controversy a while back. I don't remember what it was, just that I found an alternative. FMW has the benefit of drop-down for official distros and it's available on all platforms (unlike Rufus).

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    Balena started collecting telemetry without disclosing it to anyone, reportedly including information about what images you were flashing. Apart from a general distaste for unconsensual telemetry, I think people were concerned the data could be used for things like helping to de-anonymize TAILS users.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    After booting, test WiFi, BT and audio functionality.

    This is an important step. One time I boldly just installed without testing anything in the live session, and discovered that HDMI and Ethernet didn't work. Woops.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Yikes. Did you at least have a working display port or something?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Yeah, display port worked fine. It was when I plugged the second monitor in to HDMI I realized the problem. And then couldn't get online to search for issues.

    I had to tether the desktop to my phone over USB to get a network connection.

    I later installed pop!_os , tested all that stuff, and it worked out of the box.

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