@robsonfletcher 1. you don't need to be 'culturally linux' (ie. a nerd) to use linux.
you can use linux without making it part of your identity. there's no need to use the command line or tinker with it. anyone who says there is is stuck in 1998.
@robsonfletcher 5. things will be different but, also, kinda the same.
the applications you use to do regular tasks will be different. they will be similar enough to be familiar, but the difference does mean there is a learning curve.
@ghorwood@robsonfletcher I think the "install software" experience is one of the best differences; clicking through 900 "next" buttons in a bespoke installer for everything on Windows sucks.
On any popular linux distro, you browse the available software and click install. Then it's done, and gets updated when you do updates. These days the amount of choice is the main "hard thing" (which is a great problem to have in a lot of ways). Obviously exceptions to this rule, but ...
@robsonfletcher Pop_OS! is solid and offers good NVIDIA compatibility.
You'll need to download the .iso, available here (if you have an NVIDIA card, select the NVIDIA one): https://pop.system76.com/
After that, you'll need to flash it to a USB stick. You can do this with RUFUS, available here: https://rufus.ie/en/
Then, you'll have to boot your computer with the stick. Usually when you first turn it on, it says "press [key] to view startup options" -- depends on hw. Boot the stick + install
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