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Need help switching to Linux (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 days ago by Stormy1701@lemmy.zip to c/linuxmint@lemmy.ml

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I am currently trying to escape Windows and want to switch to Linux Mint as my daily driver.

However when I first tried it on a spare laptop everything worked except the WiFi. A kernel update fixed it because it also has ethernet.

My question is can I boot to a live USB on the ethernet laptop, update the kernel on the live USB and use that on the other laptop to install mint with working WiFi?

I tried to use the internet from my phone via Bluetooth but it was so slow it was unusable.

If this is a dumb question I apologise as I’ve been using Linux for less than a day at this point.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's always a good idea to test out everything in the live system before committing to the install. I'd also check, if your ISO is the latest version. I've installed mint on quite a few machines but I've never had any problems of that sort.