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I placed a spare ssd into my device and would like to put a linux distro on it so I can learn it and get completely away from windows.

What distro would you recommend for this?
Any particular favorite websites or vids useful for a linux newb? Do I need a usb stick or can I directly install to the ssd? Do I have to go into the windows bios? What settings would I change there if needed? The ssd is labeled, formatted but not partitioned. Any recommendations would be appreciated. TYIA

I placed a spare ssd into my device and would like to put a linux distro on it so I can learn it and get completely away from windows. What distro would you recommend for this? Any particular favorite websites or vids useful for a linux newb? Do I need a usb stick or can I directly install to the ssd? Do I have to go into the windows bios? What settings would I change there if needed? The ssd is labeled, formatted but not partitioned. Any recommendations would be appreciated. TYIA

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

if you're talking about the windows linux subsystem (WSL), it is not comparable to a true linux OS install.

WSL is micro$hafts attempt at porting as much of the open source and developer-centric code in the linux ecosystem over to windows because their OS blows ass in terms of a development environment.