going to install debian along with windows 10,wish me luck
tips and recommendations are welcome
inb4
>just linux
i need compatibility
>just windows
dev on windows is annoying
>WSL/VM
i want to use a simple GUI,which performance is dogshit in VM,and WSL does not even support X window system
>memes
Install Gentoo
go and shitpost there
why debian?
why not?
>lots of packages
>testing/unstable is actually stable and up to date
>large community
>tech giants are using it(google use debian testing to replace ubuntu on their workstations)
backup your shit first
thanks for the very first actual tip
mbr or uefi?
uefi
its not a thinkpad from 1998
Don't forget to actually activate contrib and non-free if you want to use wifi (and using a non-compatible network card)
i just tried installing debian 9 on my laptop. good luck getting wifi working. reinstalling mint now
thanks
you use non free iso or not?
I installed Debian 9 on my Thinkpad and used the nonfree ISO. Everything worked perfectly. I even used the Cinnamon DE which Mint uses.
yes. lenovo g550
onboard doesnt work, alfa and atheros usb wifi detected but dont connect to wifi. authetication failure. tried connecting to some free wifi and my phone hot spot so i know its not my network. i don't really have time to ask it why it doesn't want to work and feed it eggs. ashame really because i dig debian and use it on my home pc
well... i have to rethink about it since i am going to install it on a laptop
its shipped with atheros btw
Will this be your first distro?
not really
used ubuntu and opensuse before
Why winblowz?
Because OP is a contrarian.
6.02*10^-23 bing points have been deposited to your microsoft account
user u can use x guis on WSL, u just send it to a Windows x server, just Google it you'll find guides
WSL have shit performance though
install windows before debian, it's much easier that way because windows doesn't respect the way debian works with partitions and GRUB but debian respects windows in those respects(More like doesnt-do-shit-you-dont-tell-it-to, but ye)
Then why not use something like gentoo? I went straight to gentoo after using Ubuntu for a couple of years.
thanks
windows comes preinstalled on that machine(a laptop)
2 lazy 4 manual install
debian have a graphical installer
When the installer asks which desktop environment you want, remember that GNOME is GNOME, and Debian desktop is also GNOME.
The pros of Gentoo hardly outweigh the cons compared to Debian. They are both good but Debian is nice for every situation.
i discovered this when i try it in a vm earlier
thanks for the tip
IMHO Debian testing/sid and XFCE is the best combination. Good luck.
ty
also how do i check if the hardware is supported by debian?
>Then why not use something like gentoo?
Because it's a meme for retards. Only 3 GNU/Linux distros matter and Gentoo isn't one of them.
>how do i check if the hardware is supported by debian?
You check if the hardware exists.
Haha really nice one.
Digits never lie.
You know how to partition your disk correctly, right?
ezpz to me
t. retard that can't install gentoo