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I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux (www.theverge.com)

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[-] tuckerm@feddit.online 23 points 3 weeks ago

I had to install Steam through the command line [...] Steam is available in Linux Mint’s default repository, so I could get it with a quick “sudo apt-get install steam” in the terminal.

I've never used Mint before; does it not come with a graphical app store?

And man, I love how so many articles from major websites mentioning Windows 11 are actually about how to avoid it altogether. :D

[-] degenerate_neutron_matter@fedia.io 25 points 3 weeks ago

Mint does have a graphical app store. Steam also has a .deb package on their website to download, which opens by default in the GUI installer when you double click it. Using the CLI is fine, but it's definitely not necessary.

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