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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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# **Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask COF, Crazy, or TheBuddha. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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Last night, Chris' dad came over here and dropped off the new hard drive we ordered for Verles laptop. Should I put linux on it?

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If he wants to use Linux, then go for it. You can probably download Windows 10 somewhere and just use the same serial code that's somewhere stuck to the laptop - usually on the bottom.

A nice, easy Linux to use would be something like Linux Mint. I personally use Linux Mint Debian Edition quite frequently.

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I will ask him. I think I had put linux on a laptop he had years ago and he liked it but then he spilled beer all over it and got a new laptop with windows and been using that ever since. I am not sure if he would like it any more, cause he would be lost

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Linux Mint (of which I prefer Debian Edition) is pretty good. It uses the Cinnamon DE and that's really familiar to Windows users. It's not Windows, but it looks similar.

https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php

Write it to a USB with Balena Etcher.

https://www.balena.io/etcher/

Start the laptop and press F12 (normally) to access a one-time boot menu. Select the USB device (that you inserted before booting) and then let it do its thing.

As it's loading it into memory (RAM) it'll take a minute. Then, the desktop will appear.

Make sure the hardware works and, if it does, make sure he likes it. If he likes it, then go ahead and use it.