Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad

root <NoEMail@home.org> writes:

The model is Ideapad 1.15UL7 and comes with Win 11 installed.
I have been running linux on it using an external USB stick.
I would rather eliminate the USB if I can.
 
Thanks for suggestions.

Linux works well with Lenovo/IBM machinery.  These days I only buy Lenovo.
I customise it when buying it to work very well with Linux.

I use Linux Mint. It's also a good distro for those moving across from
Windows.  My own preference is Mint Mate.

Make sure you back up all your personal data before you even think of playing
with your system.

Make sure you have produced your Windows System Recovery USB before you even
think of playing with your system.

Watch a youtube or two of installing linux and dual-booting Windows,
preferably with the distro you'll actually be using.

If you decide on a Linux distro which is not what you have already used as a
Live USB, do so for a week or two before you take the plunge.

Use Windows disk tools or maybe gparted to reduce the size of Windows on
your boot disk bfore you start to install the Linux distro. I generally
reduce my Windows partition(s) as much as possible to somewhere beween 50
and 100 gig. The rest of the space on my drives is allocated to Linux. On
one machine I have dispensed with Windows altogether. I rarely boot Windows,
I usually use a Windows 7 guest in VirtualBox when I have to use my HP
scanner software, and that's not all that often.

When you have Linux up and running, try to use it for everything.  That's
the fastest way to learn the nitty-gritty stuff.  Google what's beyond your
own current capabilities.  If still stuck, then boot Windows as a last
resort to fix that problem.

Good luck.

You'll find a different way of life.   :)

Jack


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