Cooperatives and unions are the future!

Since I see both on here,

Trilium > Obsidian

And make AI opt-in rather than opt-out so Ecosia can educate their users

USB is a smart way to go!

Honestly another great idea! I did this with my Steam Deck :)

Really good pieces of advice. Thanks!

I’ve definitely heard horror stories from people on Lemmy talking about how Windows fucked up their PC, as much as they tried to quarantine it like the pathogen it is.

So just from your comment, here are my ideas from best to worst:

1. Gift them new laptops with Linux Mint pre-loaded (as well as their favorite browser, and possibly LibreOffice).

2. If they have a desktop, gift them second HDD/SSD with the above.

3. If they have a laptop, gift them external SSD with the above.

4. Gift them a USB with the above.

5. Set up GUI dual boot between W11 and Mint.

I know it’s difficult to have the best of both worlds between Windows and Linux. I’m stubborn though, and don’t want them to suffer under Microslop so long as the company keeps its current trajectory.

We as Linux advocates need to find ways to make it easier for others to onboard. Not seeing a lot of that sentiment in the comments (excluding you ofc).

In the spirit of OP’s post:

Do we have a good repository of good guides that can walk noobs through from 0-100?