Yeah :) I understand

The nice thing about if you used the VirtualBox to download Linux is that it’s like test driving the machine rather than committing to buying it

I’ve never used Mint but I hear it’s very beginner friendly but also very similar to windows in feel

A lot of people hate on Ubuntu but I think you might find it as easy as Windows and its not as much of a windows replica as mint is from what I hear

So it feels like you actually get something from making the switch

It’s only very slightly more “manual” than mint but if you have another machine using AI you can have it walk you through the installation to fit your needs

And since you used a VM you can just wipe the Virtual Machine (wiping the mint) and install Ubuntu LTS without having wasted any of your compute resources :) if you decided that’s what you want

Eventually when you comfortable using a command line Linux is REALLY REALLY cool 😎 and using a terminal is really not as hard as the hacker types always want to make it sound to feel cool

But it’s super fun because it gives you really low level control over your device and once you experience that type of control over your machine it’s like opening a Pandora’s box

I would recommend staying in the virtual box until you feel really confident though because you can accidentally wipe important files on your actual HD

Your SSD sounds like it has enough space and can however be used to completely back up your machine if you wanted to work from there when you get more comfortable and that would eliminate risk too

I know all these things sound overwhelming to take in but if you just take in one concept a day and really digest it I think you’ll have the hang of it in no time and it’s really worth it

Also it’s normal to want throw your computer out a window with Linux some days