It had Windows installed and it was taking up 3 partitions or something so i destroyed its recovery drive and i probably need to start fresh with just Linux

Is there a way to just reset and do everything over like by repartitioning and installing something like Fedora or Ubuntu? I tried to jnstall PopOS and i think i settled on the ZorinOS or something but I can’t get Ethernet or my VPN working and I want to be able to download “app” “installers” like you do with PC or MacOS.

Baby steps

Edit: fucked up the pc is way harsh. ZorinOS is technically stable-y-ish installed, its just Windows is gone but maybe thats the opposite of fucked 🤔

Edit: so i checked and its ZorinOS. What do y’all think of Zorin, should I still migrate to something more ubiquitous and longer-running?

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    3 days ago

    This. It’s really that easy, if you take it slow. Maybe grab a beer/soda/coffee on the way in

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        I would never mix those 3 together…

        I’m the idiot drinking from 4 cups in the zoom call. I’ve seriously had tea, fruit punch kool-aid, and a hazy IPA (p49 trash panda) on the desk at the same time.

        I don’t mix them until they hit the stomach, but you know they’re gonna co-mingle when they get there, like seniors and freshmen and engineers drinking at the same college bar.

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        Beer and soda (lemonade) are the ingredients to a drink called Radler. But you shouldn’t use what Americans call soda.

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          desktop environments can be configured to appear differently, ie: taskbars (panels) can be moved to the top, bottom, side etc, but if you want an apple feel, gnome is probably your best bet.

          as an example, the ubuntu default desktop environment is gnome

          but you can also get:

          kubuntu which uses kde plasma desktop environment

          xubuntu which uses the Xfce desktop environment

          lubuntu which used LXQt desktop environment

          ubuntu budgie

          ubuntu cinnamon

          ubuntu mate

          etc

          The majority of distros will allow you to download an installer for a few different desktop environment versions. Some other distros let you choose the desktop environment during the installation process.