Delete Windows Today…
Summary
TLDRThe video script introduces Linux as an efficient alternative to Windows for learning complex topics like data analysis, computer science, and mathematics. It highlights the benefits of Linux, such as its open-source nature and lack of bloatware, and provides a step-by-step guide for beginners to install Linux Mint, a user-friendly distribution. The script also discusses the ease of installing popular software and games on Linux, emphasizing the growing compatibility and community support, ultimately encouraging viewers to explore the Linux ecosystem for personal and professional growth.
Takeaways
- 📘 Linux is a powerful and flexible operating system with a variety of distributions suitable for all levels of users, from beginners to advanced.
- 💡 Brilliant.org offers learning resources for critical thinking, problem-solving, and programming in languages like Python, which can complement Linux learning.
- 🌐 Linux's market share is growing, with companies like Valve pushing for its adoption, indicating a future with healthy competition to Windows.
- 🛠 The Linux community can sometimes seem elitist, but there are resources for newcomers, and this video aims to demystify the process of getting started with Linux.
- 🔧 Choosing a Linux distribution can be overwhelming, but starting with a popular and well-maintained one like Linux Mint can be a good choice for beginners.
- 💻 Linux Mint is designed to work out of the box, making it easy to install and use, even for those new to the Linux ecosystem.
- 🔗 Etcher is a user-friendly tool for flashing Linux ISO files to USB drives, simplifying the installation process.
- 🔄 Linux allows for a 'live CD' environment, enabling users to try the OS without installing, ensuring hardware compatibility before committing.
- 🎮 Gaming on Linux is possible through tools like Lutris and compatibility layers like Wine, allowing for running many Windows games.
- 🛠️ While Linux can be used without command line knowledge, learning the terminal can greatly enhance a user's ability to manage and customize their system.
- 🔄 The Linux ecosystem is continually evolving, with new games and software being made compatible, reducing the number of titles exclusively locked to Windows.
Q & A
What is the main benefit of using Brilliant as mentioned in the video?
-Brilliant offers a fun and efficient way to learn topics like data analysis, computer science, or mathematics, focusing on critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Why does the presenter advocate for switching to Linux?
-The presenter advocates for Linux due to its open-source nature, allowing more control and customization over the operating system compared to Windows.
What percentage of the desktop market share does Windows hold, according to the video?
-Windows is used by approximately 70% of the desktop market share.
What is Linux Mint recommended for according to the video?
-Linux Mint is recommended for a wide range of uses, including multimedia, gaming, web productivity, and web design, as it is designed to work out of the box.
What are the steps mentioned for installing Linux Mint on a computer?
-The steps include downloading Linux Mint, flashing it onto a USB drive using Balena Etcher, and then booting from the USB to install Linux Mint on the hardware.
What is one major concern people have when considering switching to Linux, as addressed in the video?
-One major concern is the perceived complexity of using Linux, particularly due to the command line interface and the misconception that it requires expert computer science knowledge.
How is gaming on Linux addressed in the video?
-The video explains how to set up Linux for gaming, including installing drivers, using Steam with Proton for Windows games compatibility, and alternatives for games not available on Steam.
What is the significance of the terminal in Linux, as described in the video?
-While the video shows that many tasks can be done without the terminal, it acknowledges the terminal's power and efficiency for certain tasks, suggesting users may learn it over time.
What advice is given for those worried about the compatibility of their favorite software on Linux?
-The video suggests using the Software Manager for installing popular software and checking compatibility on websites like ProtonDB for games.
What does the presenter say about the future of Linux in the desktop market?
-The presenter is optimistic about the future, mentioning that Linux's desktop market share is growing and that competition from Linux could lead to a healthier market overall.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to the Video and the Importance of Linux
The video begins with an endorsement for Brilliant, emphasizing the value of learning through problem-solving and critical thinking, particularly in areas relevant to Linux users, such as programming and computer science. The speaker, Mudahar, advocates for switching from Windows to Linux for a more open-source future, highlighting his own passion for Linux and joking about his evangelistic zeal for the operating system. He criticizes Windows for its telemetry, spying, and bloatware, arguing for Linux as a growing, viable alternative thanks to companies like Valve and tech community support. Despite Windows' dominance due to pre-installation on most computers, Mudahar sees a bright future for Linux as it gains market share and offers a competitive alternative.
🔍 Choosing the Right Linux Distribution
The video continues with guidance on selecting a Linux distribution, emphasizing the overwhelming variety available and the importance of choosing one that is well-supported and popular among users. Mudahar recommends starting with user-friendly distributions like Ubuntu, Manjaro, or Linux Mint for newcomers. He introduces Linux Mint as the distribution used in the video, highlighting its ease of use and suitability for desktop and laptop users. The process of downloading and preparing to install Linux Mint is detailed, including selecting the right desktop environment to match the user's hardware and preferences.
Mudahar demonstrates the process of creating a bootable Linux Mint USB drive using Balena Etcher, followed by booting from the USB to start the installation on actual hardware. He walks viewers through the Linux Mint installation process, which includes selecting language, keyboard layout, and other settings. Emphasis is placed on the simplicity and user-friendliness of the Linux installation process compared to Windows. After the installation, Mudahar showcases the initial setup on Linux Mint, including updating drivers, particularly for Nvidia graphics cards, and navigating the desktop environment for the first time.
🌟 Customizing and Updating Linux Mint
After installing Linux Mint, Mudahar explains how to customize the system to the user's liking, starting with changing the theme to dark mode, setting up system snapshots with Timeshift for easy recovery, and managing drivers. He stresses the importance of updating the system regularly for security and software updates, showing how to use the Update Manager. This segment aims to familiarize the viewer with essential system management tools and practices in Linux Mint, ensuring a smooth and personalized user experience.
📦 Installing Essential Software on Linux Mint
The focus shifts to installing essential software on Linux Mint, highlighting the use of the Software Manager as a safe and convenient way to find and install applications like web browsers, gaming platforms like Steam, and communication tools like Discord. Mudahar emphasizes the importance of choosing software from trusted sources and demonstrates how to install Google Chrome, Brave Browser, and other software through the Software Manager, comparing it to app stores on other operating systems. This part of the video aims to get the viewer started with all the necessary software for a complete desktop experience.
🕹️ Gaming on Linux Mint: Steam, Emulators, and More
Mudahar dives into gaming on Linux Mint, starting with the installation of Steam and enabling Proton for playing Windows games on Linux. He explores the installation of game emulators like RyuJinx for Nintendo Switch and RPCS3 for PS3, illustrating the gaming possibilities on Linux. The video highlights the utility of Discord for communication and Lutris for managing games from various platforms, including Epic Games and Battle.net. This segment aims to show that gaming on Linux is not only possible but also accessible and enjoyable, with a vast library of games available.
🚀 Advanced Gaming Setup and Community Resources
The video concludes with advanced gaming setup tips, including dealing with non-Steam games and the installation of wine and Lutris for broader game compatibility. Mudahar mentions community resources like r/Linux_gaming for support and emphasizes the importance of community in navigating the Linux gaming ecosystem. He also touches on the use of OBS for streaming and the overall compatibility of web browsers for everyday tasks, showcasing the versatility and functionality of Linux for both gaming and general use. The segment reassures viewers about the viability of Linux as a primary operating system for gamers.
🎉 Embracing Linux: Final Thoughts and Encouragement
In the final segment, Mudahar encourages viewers to embrace Linux, reflecting on the journey from installation to utilizing Linux for gaming and everyday tasks. He addresses the potential learning curve with terminals and command lines but reassures viewers that mastery comes with time. The video aims to demystify Linux, presenting it as a viable alternative to Windows, with a strong emphasis on the freedom, customization, and privacy benefits. Mudahar invites viewers to explore different Linux distributions and become part of the growing Linux community, ending with a call to increase Linux's market share and foster competition in the operating system market.
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Keywords
💡Linux
💡Brilliant
💡Open Source
💡Distributions
💡Compatibility
💡Terminal
💡Steam Play
💡Wine
💡Lutris
💡Anti-cheat
Highlights
Brilliant offers a fun and efficient way to learn topics like data analysis, computer science, and mathematics.
Linux is growing in popularity, with companies like Valve pushing for its use.
Linux Mint is a user-friendly distribution suitable for beginners.
Linux distributions can be downloaded and installed for free.
Linux offers a high level of customizability and control over your system.
Linux Mint comes with a variety of desktop environments to suit different user preferences.
The Linux installation process is straightforward and can be simpler than other operating systems.
Linux supports gaming, with compatibility options like Steam Play and Lutris for non-Steam games.
Linux has a strong community for support and troubleshooting.
Linux Mint's update manager makes keeping the system up-to-date easy.
The software manager in Linux Mint functions like an app store, providing a simple way to install applications.
Linux can run many Windows applications through Wine, a compatibility layer.
Linux offers a secure and private computing experience without telemetry.
The terminal in Linux is a powerful tool once you understand how to use it.
Linux's open-source nature allows for a wide range of distributions tailored to different needs.
Linux is a viable alternative to Windows, offering competition and more choice for users.
Transcripts
today we got a Linux video and that
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stuff is if you're interested in this
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that said let's get right into the
video hello guys and gals me mudahar and
delete Windows today and switch to an
open source future right now ladies and
gentlemen I talk about Linux all the
time and I guess on Reddit I guess on a
lot of these platforms I've been kind of
considered the Linux Jehovah's Witness
which isn't wrong okay like bro I could
come across a car accident with the most
tragic stuff going on and I'd still walk
up and say by the way officer I use Arch
Linux okay it's kind of like a right of
passage now I understand I don't talk
about Linux because I'm some kind of
counterculture nut job uh you know just
out there like I don't do it just
because of the meme I actually use it
literally because uh I don't like
Microsoft sitting on top of my computer
now when I build my computer right I I
put the hardware in and the only thing
that I cringe harder is once you've all
accumulated all of your cool graphics
cards your your processors your RAM
everything you put your dream computer
together now you got Microsoft's bloated
stink sitting right on top of it now
obviously Windows works for most people
and that's why it's used by what like
70% of the desktop market share but
Linux is growing all right we're above
4% now which never would have been
thought of years ago thanks to companies
like valve big actual like Tech firms
the actual push for Linux is pretty
evident okay okay I'm not saying it's
the year of the Linux Des desktop or
anything I'm saying that we're getting
closer to a future where Microsoft has
some healthy competition and competition
is good for everyone right like we can
all understand that now one of the
reasons I don't use Windows is because
of its weird Telemetry it's spying and
the fact that they're introducing
pointless features like AI basically
being forced into my installation now
that said Microsoft Windows has this
advantage of basically being entrenched
I believe the reason why Windows is so
popular personally is because it just
comes pre-installed on every computer
your mom and dad buys right your
grandparents buy you buy at a store
think about it like this you go buy a
Dell computer an Alienware alware
whatever you're buying any gaming
computer on the market even from like
you know vendors who build PCS for you
they usually give you an option to pay
an extra 50 bucks and buy Windows on top
of it but they never tell you we'll
install Linux for you and they got no
reason to Windows has this benefit of
basically being entrenched in a way that
uh no other operating system has Mac OS
only is able to be sold is because they
sell MacBooks with the stuff
pre-installed ready to go and there's
very little if any Linux actual like uh
you know uh Linux companies that release
Linux on actual builds you can buy
pre-built stuff like system 76 PCS and
so on and so forth but beyond all of it
it's basically meant for you to install
and understand yourself and Linux has
kind of a weird WAP like if you actually
search up Linux and scroll down a little
bit you'll find stuff like this this SC
this scares people okay this video that
I'm making is meant to be an entry point
for people who just want to start
specifically people in my audience that
like gaming some of you might like
streaming some of you just want an
actual comp competitive piece of
operating system but you you want to
understand how to get get into it and
and and people who try to jump into the
Linux Community unfortunately there is a
bit of elitism there is a bit of people
who want you to be computer science
experts uh and not just regular computer
users this video is meant to be a very
simple get in and understand it's meant
for people who have no knowledge about
what Linux is but yeah anyways when you
look up Linux on the internet you'll
probably look at results like is Linux
legal or illegal like dog if that's the
SEO we're working with it's not good
when you look up Linux on YouTube you'll
find plenty of great channels but one of
the only criticisms I have of some of
these actually great channels is that a
lot of their content is not exactly
geared towards somebody new it's always
geared towards bringing in Linux
commands or or or this kind of stuff
scares the average person you understand
like nobody wants to look at a network
terminal a terminal like simulator from
like back in the '90s brought today
you're going to be messing with it but
honestly we're just here to dive into
Linux fresh and ready to go all right
for somebody who has no experience
anyways introduction aside let's talk
about how to find your version of Linux
so what is Linux now Linux according to
the old Wikipedia is a family of open-
source Unix like operating systems based
on the Linux kernels and they're
typically packaged as a Linux
distribution so a Dro is important to
understand Linux comes in various
different shapes and forms so this list
right over here ladies and gentlemen is
all the different types of Linux
distributions you can download and
install today now you might be looking
at this list and going oh my God what do
I pick where do I begin so one of the
things that I always find to be a bit of
an issue when it comes to Linux is one
of the first mistakes people make is
they type in hey Linux 4 insert blah
blah blah tasks because there's not one
specific distribution people will try to
find the one that's best for them so
again there are distributions with their
own pros and cons but generally my
opinion you want to go with the one
that's most popular in a general sense
so things like auntu things like mangaro
Linux Mint which is what we're going to
be using for this video to give you an
example even if you like scroll down and
look through you know just a random Tech
website like here's top seven best for
gaming you'll open this up and you'll
realize okay well they're just giving me
the general choices like auntu or Fedora
and mangaro literally everything that
we've mentioned so and so far so again
don't get confused by of this like you
know these these blogs or whatever just
go with one of the more popular websites
or the most popular distributions all
you have to do is get one that's
well-maintained that's it you can always
tailor any distribution for any specific
purpose by yourself as well so here's
Linux Mint an operating system for
desktop and laptop computers it's
designed to work out of the box so again
all you need to do is go to their
website and it looks incredibly simple
they actually have Linux Mint
21.3 Virginia is what they call it now
over here they say they're good for
multimedia gaming web productivity web
design give it a try you'll love it so
again how to get this going is basically
hit that big juicy download button and
here you got multiple different options
now every different Linux distribution
comes with further changes to the
desktop environment the desktop
environment is the user interface you're
using as you browse and use your
operating system so some desktop
environments are built for people that
are coming from Windows right like KDE
plasma uh gnome for instance well that's
not really all that windows but then
you've got people who are Mac OS users
and they might be using Mac OS oriented
desktop environments hell there are
desktop environments for people who just
want their computer to look like a
Windows 98 system it's actually insane
the amount of customizability people in
the Linux Community Call It ricing
Whatever where they actually customize
their desktop to the point where it's
like wholly their own we're not going to
go into it because honestly I don't do
it I don't really care I just like using
my computer okay but anyways you've got
options like cinnamon which is what you
want to download you've also got mate
you've got xfce which if you have a
lighter computer if you have a weaker
system an old computer maybe from like a
decade ago this might be a better option
because it uses less resources and if
you've got absolutely new hardware try
the edge ISO but generally if you're in
this just start with cinnamon download
it that's the one that they push the
most now anyways once you've downloaded
it you'll see that you've got a 3 GB
download right here and it's time for
you to actually copy this to an actual
USB drive to install onreal Hardware so
at this moment you want to get an 8 gig
USB drive anything over 8 gigs Works
doesn't have to be massive remember this
is only a 3 gab file so grab a USB drive
and just stick it into any USB port on
your system so as you can see I've got
an actual little USB plugged in and
here's where you're going to get another
piece of software so again on the
internet you want to go and look for
bolina etcher which is basically a
software that's going to be used to
flash this ISO file to the drive in an
incredibly easy manner so go over here
hit up download etcher and basically
find your operating system so if you're
on Windows download the portable
installation and go on forward if you're
on Mac download the Mac installation if
you're on Linux like I am you get the
idea all right so now that you have
bolina etcher what you want to do is you
want to Flash from file so click this
button right over here and what you want
to do is you want to do Linux Mint you
want to actually pick that ISO file
select the Target and this is going to
be the actual USB drive that you plugged
in hit select and just hit flash now
typically you might have to give admin
privileges so just do that hit enter and
it's going to be flashing a drive so
that being said once this drive is
flashed you're going to basically take
it out you're going to go to your
computer and when you restart your
system remember when you see like your
like a manufacturer logo your little bio
screen uh what you want to do is you
want to look somewhere towards the
bottom of that screen and there's going
to be a key command that you'll be
needing to actually go into the boot
menu now sometimes this could be the
delete key sometimes it could be any of
the function keys it could be the scroll
lock key every single motherboard is
different and you might have to do a
little bit of trial and error but
eventually you'll get into the boot menu
or if you get into the actual bio
settings then you can B basically go in
there and uh just select the boot menu
right or you know mess around with that
just that's what you have to do once you
get into the boot menu you have an
option of which drives to boot off of
and if you've done your actual like you
know uh bolina eter stuff right then you
can basically find like USB like Drive
uh partition one Whatever hit enter and
you'll go into an actual boot menu now
I'm going to set up a virtual machine
just to make recording this process a
little easier I'm going to show you the
ENT ire installation process as well it
is incredibly simple actually it's far
simpler than even Microsoft Windows or
Mac so let's let's actually look into it
so once you've actually done your boot
menu stuff right you'll come across this
menu right here so you got a few options
uh start Linux Mint in compatibility
mode OEM Hardware detection boot from
local drive so on and so forth we're
just going to go hit start Linux Mint
and hit enter and what that's going to
do is it's going to start the whole boot
process you'll see the Linux Mint logo
right here give it a few minutes minutes
it'll just go through the initial bootup
uh and you'll be put into what is called
a live CD environment right so this is
where you get to kind of try Linux out
on your system without fully committing
right so usually if you want to just see
how things run you know if everything in
your Hardware is kind of supported this
is basically where you're going to
figure it out right it's kind of a
unique thing with Linux where you can
try before you really commit now of
course what you want to do is you want
to hit install Linux Mint right over
here and you're going to go through this
whole little process mind it's going to
be a little bit slow just because you're
working off of a USB drive not your
traditional ssds or even a mechanical
drive so here the option is select your
language so I'm going to go with English
hit continue it's going to ask you what
your keyboard layout is pick your
keyboard layout hit continue it's going
to ask you uh what your time zone I
think is or no it's going to ask you
install multimedia codecs so multimedia
codecs are required to play some video
formats and to properly render some
websites just hit yes hit continue and
go forward so it's going to prepare a
special set of drivers just for you so
here it's going to ask you the computer
currently has no detected operating
system what would you like to do now you
probably won't see this just because
this is a virtualized machine uh if you
have a Windows system it may ask you hey
you want to install alongside where
it'll partition your system in a way
where you can use Windows and you can
use Linux if you're somebody that plays
games like Rainbow Six Siege or Call of
Duty war zone where the anti-cheats
don't work work underneath Linux you may
consider it beneficial to have a dual
boot system just so you can have the
option of just purely using Windows for
that specific piece of software but
let's say you just want to say [ __ ] it
delete Windows entirely erase the entire
dis and install Linux Mint so once you
hit install it'll give you this final
like little warning it'll be like hey
we're wiping everything are we good to
go give it to you all clear you know hit
that nuke button and then it'll ask you
to pick a country so again you know just
pick your country pick your city and
again It'll ask you what your name is so
you put in your name I'm going to do Tom
all right it's going to give you your
computer name you can put whatever you
want to hear your username I'll just put
Tom your password can be anything do one
two three just for the sake of making
this video it'll tell you the password
is too short and you can even set it to
login automatically but I would not
actually recommend that over here you
can even ask it to encrypt your home