#Help out a windows 10 noob

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smoky abyss
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I wanna switch to Mint because Microsoft is evil. I been thinking about making the switch for a while now and i'm feeling pretty confident that i won't run into any problem or will regret my decision after leaving windows forever. it's Lightweight, storages efficient and can run games equal or better performance than windows? what else can i ask for? i just want to discuss a little, a few questions before switching over. I want Music bee to work but it's not supported? what do? no i don't wanna switch to a linux alternative because music bee is the best. I checked and found out that lot of my games i play frequently are supported by linux. i'm talking about San Andreas multiplayer, multi theft auto, war thunder, yuzu, Minecraft. Games i haven't checked yet or don't know if they will work or not osu!, my steam library(checkscreenshots), Bombsquad, GZdoom. Now let's talk about drivers. G hub, chipset drivers and all that windows essential stuff. Where do i find linux alternatives for those? my USB flash drive is kinda broke so can i use my android to install linux? ik silly question but still. I don't have Wifi like the adapter or let's say it's not a feature build into my motherboard. is it gonna be a issue? I use ethernet.
now, let me mention my system information
Me using, Desktop PC
CPU: R5 5600G
GPU: RX 7600
RAM: 16gigabytes 3200mhz
Motherboard: GIGAbyte b450M s2h rev1.1 bios ver. FSixtysevenC
PSU: ASUS Tuf series 650w
mouse: logitech G502
Keyboard: i forgot
monitor: AOC uhhh something 1920x1080p@180hz
storage: one ssd 256GB and 500GB hard drive

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serene heath
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war thunder prob won't work due to anticheat

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the rest should work

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but you will need a USB flash drive to install linux mint

smoky abyss
serene heath
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installing both linux mint and windows

smoky abyss
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also the hassle of dual booting i might aswell just drop War Thunder then

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music bee i can't

serene heath
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you need a USB drive or even an SD card to install linux

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a sd card could work yeah

smoky abyss
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but not a converter

serene heath
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before discussing software though you should check if your hardware is compatible though. And not just CPU/GPU because those 'just work' but something as dumb as the BIOS could cause incompatibilities

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So check the live environment thoroughly

serene heath
smoky abyss
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with USB cable

serene heath
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No

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You need a medium you can boot from

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Either a DVD, USB or SD card

smoky abyss
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I do have an USB drive but it's unreliable, quite old and probably at the brink of its lifespan

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i fear it might just die on my during the installation

serene heath
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yeah unreliable USBs could install corrupted systems

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you could get a basic USB drive, even a 16GB one is enough. They're cheap

smoky abyss
serene heath
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that sucks but i can't really help with no way of getting the ISO in a usable medium

smoky abyss
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😿

ionic compass
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if u have a second computer and a home/office router (and this target computer has a ethernet port so it can LAN-boot, you can set up iVentoy on the other pc to launch the ISO on this one.

ionic compass
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for Music Bee, you can try Winboat

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that is, if it absolutely won't work thru wine/ winetricks

ionic compass
smoky abyss
chrome ginkgo
# smoky abyss not possible for me

Can't help with the technical stuff, beginner myself, but with the Iso medium Problem if you can't buy a USB yourself maybe a friend can help you out there and lend you a bootable USB for this project.
There is always a solution to any problem, some cost money and some cost time and effort. Don't give up!

sturdy gyro
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i also installed last night and i slept at 4am trying to learn things but atleast no i know sudo apt install lol

smoky abyss