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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

If you don't know how this works, click this link (fngt.gq). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down.

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# **Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask COF, Crazy, or TheBuddha. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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Last night, Chris' dad came over here and dropped off the new hard drive we ordered for Verles laptop. Should I put linux on it?

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If he wants to use Linux, then go for it. You can probably download Windows 10 somewhere and just use the same serial code that's somewhere stuck to the laptop - usually on the bottom.

A nice, easy Linux to use would be something like Linux Mint. I personally use Linux Mint Debian Edition quite frequently.

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I will ask him. I think I had put linux on a laptop he had years ago and he liked it but then he spilled beer all over it and got a new laptop with windows and been using that ever since. I am not sure if he would like it any more, cause he would be lost

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Linux Mint (of which I prefer Debian Edition) is pretty good. It uses the Cinnamon DE and that's really familiar to Windows users. It's not Windows, but it looks similar.

https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php

Write it to a USB with Balena Etcher.

https://www.balena.io/etcher/

Start the laptop and press F12 (normally) to access a one-time boot menu. Select the USB device (that you inserted before booting) and then let it do its thing.

As it's loading it into memory (RAM) it'll take a minute. Then, the desktop will appear.

Make sure the hardware works and, if it does, make sure he likes it. If he likes it, then go ahead and use it.