My father got an old laptop, which was not reset, so I suggested to format the hard drive.
Then Windows would be gone, so I thought of Linux, I've never installed Linux on any device, is that hard?
And which Linux distribution do you recommend?
In the laptop is a i3 9 ** installed, previously ran on Windows 8.2.
My dad probably would not do anything on the laptop, it would only be a matter of time before he gives it to me ^^ he does not know anything about it.
With a link would be great, the laptop has a DVD drive, I can also install Linux by CD?
You can install Ubuntu from the stick.
https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Yes, but I have only one stick, there's my Windows 10 ISO on it, so I wanted to take a CD rather (have enough blanks).
Is Ubuntu beginner friendly (if you can say that)? ^^
For your last question, the system image must be small enough to fit on a CD.
Basically, I can recommend operating systems like Linux Mint, these are you.a. Ported with surfaces designed for older systems.
If it may be a bit fancier, but also more sophisticated, you can try the Linux Mint systems with more sophisticated graphics interfaces.
https://www.linuxmint.com
What also works great is Debian-based systems like Debian itself, Ubuntu etc.
You can distinguish between GNOME / Unity surface-based systems like Ubuntu or KDE systems like Kubuntu. These systems also run very stable and are very powerful, with the KDE surface on older machines probably performing better.
https://ubuntu.com/
https://kubuntu.org/
The installations are accompanied by dialog windows, the installers can do the full partitioning of your hard disk, as well as formatting and backups are possible, because they are full systems that can be booted from CD and run without installation (of course, only requires a CD or the stick with image is inserted or plugged in).
So you prefer to recommend a stick? Okay thanks.
Goes also on DVD. As long as you have nothing to install it is very user friendly. Firefox as usual and distress Libre Office for Textet and such.
You can take any Linux distribution. Your laptop can do it.
For beginners Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Linux Mint, Netrunner, MX Linux, Opensuse Leap and many other distributions are suitable.
However, you have to write the ISOs on a stick, or the blank DVD. CDs have been around for a long time. Also with Windows.
P.S. Von Opensuse also has a Netinstall CD. For this, the required packages are taken directly from the network during the installation routine and uninstalled.
