These general pointers are for linux installations.
Rufus/balenaEtcher can be used to flash an ISO image to a USB drive.
btrfs is a very good filesystem.
visudo
if editing the sudoers file. Follow the template:root ALL=(ALL) ALL
Window managers are a minimalist alternative to desktop environments. They typically operate with keybinds.
You may want to move /home after installation of a system to a partition with more space. These commands need root permission.
Use the appropriate filesystem type and partition name.
Create a new partition, format it, and mount it to /mnt.
cp -rp /home/* /mnt
cd /
mv /home /home.orig
mkdir /home
umount /dev/partition
mount /dev/partition /home
cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.orig
chmod a=rwx /etc/fstab
Edit fstab to look like the following, using tabs:
/dev/partition /home btrfs defaults 0 0
Optionally, delete home.orig after checking df /dev/partition
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NVIDIA doesn't play well with Linux. If you use NVIDIA graphics, you will need to install appropriate drivers for optimal display functionality, like turning up the refresh rate.
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