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Is PopOs a good option if i don't want to tinker much with the OS and do some basic tasks as web browsing etc? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TL;DR yes, popOS is perfect for that

My personal getting started advice is as follows

use kali Linux in a virtual machine because haha funny 1337 haxor
install mint/popOS/ubuntu on either a virtual machin, a spare laptop, or dual boot if you have a spare drive
I used mint for school and random tinkering and just gradually got more familiar with the random things I wanted to do or fix
this was last year so I’m no where near qualified to talk like a guru of ancient wisdom, take all of this with a grain of salt or possibly just burn it