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Re: dual boot advice before starting please. (Newbie - Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM)
Postby northern elf »
Okay, having thought about this a short while, I am taking the glass half full approach: Dual boot is not wise knowing this danger exists. It is better to know this now. Thank you.
THE QUESTION NOW:
What do I read that teaches me to install only Linux - not for dual boot? Will it be stable and not prone to damage like the dual boot option?
Some background: What do I do with these laptops? I design artwork and sell it in my online shop. I was originally a mac designer - decades. Lost everything when I became ill. Could never afford to get back into expensive mac / adobe products after that. Then I discovered Linux. It let me use old cheap laptops - ran efficiently with low specs - yet I could use design/illustration software well on them. For several years, I created all my designs (vector based) in Inkscape through Linux and converted some to other formats through Gimp (rastered alternatives). I created an online shop. It took me some years to build a following. It is half way to where I need it to be financially. In spring 2017, a vulnerability which I now know was created through American Express caused me to believe that my linux laptop was the source of an online banking attack. It took me months to sort out the problem. The American Express security department had me believe I needed to shelf Linux and return to either windows or mac for safety. I did so - at a huge cost to financially as well as to my productivity. I had to relearn Mac and Adobe all over again. Since then I learned it was American Express that caused the financial breach. I wanted my Linux workflow back - hence the new laptop. Hence this new installation. I will keep the Macbook pro - and do maybe up to 40% of my designs on it - but the Linux will be used for about 60% of my work. So the idea of Windows breaking my work? That's not safe for me.
Any guidance on how to install this to keep it stable would be appreciated.
THE QUESTION NOW:
What do I read that teaches me to install only Linux - not for dual boot? Will it be stable and not prone to damage like the dual boot option?
Some background: What do I do with these laptops? I design artwork and sell it in my online shop. I was originally a mac designer - decades. Lost everything when I became ill. Could never afford to get back into expensive mac / adobe products after that. Then I discovered Linux. It let me use old cheap laptops - ran efficiently with low specs - yet I could use design/illustration software well on them. For several years, I created all my designs (vector based) in Inkscape through Linux and converted some to other formats through Gimp (rastered alternatives). I created an online shop. It took me some years to build a following. It is half way to where I need it to be financially. In spring 2017, a vulnerability which I now know was created through American Express caused me to believe that my linux laptop was the source of an online banking attack. It took me months to sort out the problem. The American Express security department had me believe I needed to shelf Linux and return to either windows or mac for safety. I did so - at a huge cost to financially as well as to my productivity. I had to relearn Mac and Adobe all over again. Since then I learned it was American Express that caused the financial breach. I wanted my Linux workflow back - hence the new laptop. Hence this new installation. I will keep the Macbook pro - and do maybe up to 40% of my designs on it - but the Linux will be used for about 60% of my work. So the idea of Windows breaking my work? That's not safe for me.
Any guidance on how to install this to keep it stable would be appreciated.
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