GoRV - Digital Magazine Issue #114 | Page 30

In essence, you get onto your computer at home, download the‘ iso’ image for the Linux version you want and use a simple utility like Rufus or Etcher to make a bootable USB disk that you then use to install the new operating system on your laptop. Simple.
You may not even have to worry about installing any applications, as many flavours of Linux will install a standard suite of software by default. These will have an email client, an internet browser, a file manager, a calculator and an office suite with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications that look and feel very much like what you’ re used to on your home or office computer.
If you need to use your phone as a computer for more than an hour, you should sit it on a wireless charger.
There are lots of Linux versions to choose from, and it can be a bit of a rabbit hole when you start looking for one, but to make it simple, here are five distros that I recommend:
1. Q40S: Looks and feels just like Windows. Highly recommended!
2. Fedora: With a few tweaks, it looks and feels just like MacOS.
3. Puppy Linux: Will run on any computer regardless of age. Easy to use.
4. Linux Mint: A good all-rounder version of Linux with great support.
5. FerenOS Linux: Great for beginners coming from Windows.
LINUX LINKS Q40S Linux Fedora Linux Puppy Linux Linux Mint Feren OS
How to make Fedora Linux look just like MacOS
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