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I offered to install Linux Mint for someone on a Windows PC (brand new) and before beginning the setup, I verified everything was running perfectly, including the CD/DVD drive, which is now not recognized at all on Linux Mint 22.

Any tips? I have scoured the search engines, Linux forums, Reddit, etc. for weeks. If the hardware was working before install (and I did not move or bump the machine after that)

It's OK if you don't know, I'd appreciate if you please just boost this note 🙏 TY in advance #asknostr #linux #linuxhelp
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jared 7mo ago

I liked Linux Mint Debian Edition but now prefer Fedora more as a stable, performant, and up-to-date system.

The biggest thing that was better on LMDE was ufw for the host firewall management.

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beejay 7mo ago

I'm doing this for a very non-tech savvy person who's used to Windows 8-10-11, so that's why I went with Mint, but I will check it out

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jared 7mo ago

Then Fedora is a pretty good alternative to Mint. The experience is similar with the taskbar and start menu where they will expect