Anything I should know?

[manic socket]

I am almost done backing up everything in preparation to install Linux

Is there anything I should be aware of pre, during, and post installation?

Thanks

[clear olive]

disable fast startup in windows

[clever light]

Post-installation, the way you get apps on Linux is entirely different from Windows. Instead of going to random websites for all of your apps, you get pretty much every one of them in the software app, and it is by far the preferred way to install anything

When trying to run Windows programs:
Games: Steam is the best, Heroic for Epic Games Store/GOG/Amazon Prime Games, Lutris if the first two failed
Regular software: Lutris or Bottles

If your monitor isn't regular 1080p or 1440p, I recommend also downloading Gamescope if you run into issues with games. It helps a lot with games that can't handle slightly unusual aspect ratios or resolutions

[void zodiac]

Did the backup restore work? 😉 I know you checked it... right?

[manic socket]

is this for dual booting or generally?

[manic socket]

i am saving stuff on google drive or on a hard drive

[clear olive]

both

[lavish cedar]

@manic socket : https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/1.html?m=1

[manic socket]

lovely

[lavish cedar]

Yes follow that, then work with other things, make timeshift backups regularly.

[manic socket]

🗿

[manic socket]

I went to BIOS and saw there is a Windows Boot Manager. I thought I got rid of Windows completely?

[clear olive]

did you select an option to erase and install or install alongside windows?

[clear olive]

welcome and congrats btw

[manic socket]

I chose erase disk

[clear olive]

can you enter disks app and show a screenshot of your drives?

[clear olive]

can you press the blue /boot/efi link? it will open your file manager. search for a Microsoft directory there. if it doesn't exist, then not sure why your UEFI still displays that, but it shouldn't matter

[manic socket]

i dont have permissions to view it

[clear olive]

either right click and open as admin or just sudo ls -aR /boot/efi | grep -i microsoft

this will, as administrator list all files recrusively (in a tree view) in the /boot/efi directory, then send the results to grep that only displays Microsoft if found

[manic socket]

these were the results before the grep edit. when i did with the grep, there were no results in the terminal

[clear olive]

i suppose your uefi just derp. maybe you can try to boot the entry, and it realises it actually doesn't exist and removes it. or just don't touch it.