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Good morning all. This is my first time ever joining a Linux forum for help and knowledge. I usually waste my time with long drawn out Google searching for answers to my questions, so it's nice to be somewhere I can actually chat with people.
I used to mess around with many various Linux flavors years and years ago, but I was never tech savvy with it, although I am tech savvy. So, I put Linux by the wayside when I bought my first UEFI motherboard for a new gaming rig I was building. Couldn't figure out how to install on UEFI and nothing online helped...so I gave up (which is unusual for me).
Anyways, now I'm back because I have some older PC's that still have life in them and want to use for specific purposes. Also, maybe I can FINALLY figure out how to install Linux on UEFI with my newest gaming rig Lol.
I expect to have a lot of questions :)
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Welcome! This should help to get Linux Mint running on a UEFI motherboard:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... ws-10.html
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Welcome aboard!
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Pjotr wrote: ⤴Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:51 am Welcome! This should help to get Linux Mint running on a UEFI motherboard:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... ws-10.html
Thanks for the link! I read through and learned a few things already lol.
Would these steps be applicable for installing Linux on it's own (no dual boot)?
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JADmaster wrote: ⤴Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:39 am Would these steps be applicable for installing Linux on it's own (no dual boot)?
Yes, with the exception of step 1 (disabling Fast Startup in Windows). :)
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Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)
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Welcome and nice to see someone who tries to sort their problems out before posting here :)
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AndyMH wrote: ⤴Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:50 am Welcome and nice to see someone who tries to sort their problems out before posting here :)
A lot of people just want the quick answer...the quick fix. You don't learn much that way imo. I know people who don't even know what version of Windows is on their PC or laptop haha.
Thanks for the compliment, Andy :D
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Welcome JADmaster, as you already know, Google is your friend! Welcome to the Friendly Forums.
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