I ordered the Raspberry pi400 and it came today. Woohoo. I’m not techie at all and 67 years old. It was the fastest easiest way to start before changing my laptop or iPad over. Which I’m not sure I’ll even be able to do. But this group is awesome!!!

First thing to do is back all your data.

I see this one often.

Learn how to access your BIOS
so you can boot from your USB with Linux on it.

No dummies here, we're all on an upward trajectory.

Can you recommend a good spyware and malware remover, have 2 acers would like to convert to Linux but full of spyware? Thank you and also for inspiring us all.

I have a dilemma...my wife and I have been arguing about my views of what's happening around the world?
My view is that I try thinking for myself. But I'm married and she is very important to me.
I'm also a forward thinker...I'm trying to be prepared and involved.
It upsets my wife and so many others in our family. When I spend time researching Linux...it makes people angry...and the biggest defense people come up with is the fact that Windows o/s users say that this has been repeated over and over and over. People don't believe an O/S system could fail...
Are there others in my situation?
I'm tired of family and friends telling me I'm wrong!!!

I have not had this problem yet. I've had some that are skeptical about Linux, but I explain to them the free and open source facts about it. Who doesn't love FREE? I sold a friend of mine on the idea of Linux after asking him to show me the tens of thousands of people that are able to see the source code for windows and "audit" it. Does he REALLY know what windows is doing? No, but he can with Linux

I love open source not really familiar with Linux..my issues is if I load and it's not compatible with my hardware I have an HP laptop and an all in one desktop.

Maybe find and show him documentation about how Windows is nothing but spyware, tracking your every keystroke. Get him involved in Linux and how it's open source, maybe he can write code for it to make it better (if possible!! ) Part of being an engineer is knowing how software works. My sons used to take radios and electronic gadgets apart to figure them out and then put them back together. This was in 80s/90s. Now one is a mechanical engineer, the other is a computer network engineer.

Would love to be part of a ham discussion. Am also learning n getting one.

Have told my very similar Teen the same, he's agreed to dual boot his main PC but wants to keep Windows for School laptop. I told him engineers have to learn systems so he has to have a go, done a bit of Arduino and 3d printing so should be ok

I felt like an addict in withdrawal when I left Twitter snd FB.

I get it

But that’s no excuse. Heroin addicts use the same excuse that’s it’s uncomfortable so they keep using.

They are no different than a person addicted to social media.

But God.

He is bigger than any of these roadblocks we face. We fight on.

I use Namecheap hosting. It's reliable, always up, VERY affordable, and has regular CPanel. I run a Wordpress website for my art business. I've used lots of other hosting services, and many are very slow.

I'm living in one of the big cities in Germany. Maybe 10 years ago the city administration switched all computers and the data processing to Linux. And they were really proud. Everything worked fine. Nobody complained. Then, after a few years Microsoft build a big domicile here with thousends of new jobs. And within a few weeks the city administration switched back to Windows... I'm pretty sure Microsoft "sponsored" a few new PCs and servers. And spies...

Anyone notice that you're much happier and less angry when lising Facebook?

Anyone have a recommendation on security cameras/system for your house? I use Ring (I know I know). But it has the features I want. But I want to get away from Amazon. Would love to hear your suggestions

What are your thoughts on getting a mini PC with Linux?

How some people can abide in such negativity is beyond me.

“If this audit doesn’t lead to decertification it was a waste of time and money.”

Wrong. Your job is to work to expose the truth of 11/3. None of us is God. God orchestrates the events of man for his purposes.

Negativity does nothing but sap the strength of those who wish to fight another day. It contributes nothing.

I am trying to put an LG Stylo 3 into fastboot mode but no matter what I do, it will not enter fastboot. Anyone have an idea as to what I can do? My PC is on Linux Mint. I do have a windows laptop available that I have to use for my business.

I just made my old laptop a dedicated Linux laptop

It's the 'plug & play instant gratification' that so many have come to expect in life. That doesn't apply to this situation and cannot. Far too many legalities to be further investigated and brought out. It will happen. But it takes a lot of time. I'd love to see Biden gone. But instant gratification is not going to happen.