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I'm on 5.1 for the time being, but supposedly the Droid Turbo is getting Marshmallow eventually...

I do it all the time, but mainly because I'm a horrible typist. I usually catch myself and fix it though

If Fallout 4, The Witcher 3, or GTA V are a decent price, I may pick them up, and I'll probably grab a bunch of older titles for a couple bucks like I did last time (literally my entire library is just older games I grabbed for like $5 max). I was planning on buying new keycaps for my keyboard tomorrow, but that may have to wait...

The 4 key difference doesn't matter, they're for the numpad media keys, which I don't have on my board. Mostly I'm just worried that the WASD ones aren't actually the Vortex ones, but instead they're clones... but then again, WASD sells rebranded Pok3r boards, so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to assume that these caps are rebranded Vortex caps too... Fuck, now I'm rambling. I'm probably just going to order from WASD.

Those 4 are for the numpad, which doesn't make a difference at all for me because my board is a TKL. But you're right, they look exactly the same, which confused me

I've been debating keycap sets for a while and finally decided on the 108 Key PBT Cherry Profile Keycap Set - White w/ Top Print Legends (Vortex) set from MechanicalKeyboards.com. However, I went to WASDKeyboards because I want to get an Arch Linux cap for my escape key, and notice that they have a set that looks almost exactly identical, the PBT 104-Key Cherry MX Keycap Set - Top Print White. Now, I'm confused. If I buy the set from MK.com, I spend ~$42 (I have to buy a keycap puller as well), and no shipping, and I don't get my Arch ESC cap (which isn't that huge of a deal). If I order from WASD, then I get my ESC key, and it comes with an included keycap puller, but I pay ~$47 total, including shipping. Would I be right in saying that WASD is the better option for this purchase? 5 dollars won't end up making a huge difference, I'm just sort of asking just for confirmation.

MX Blues on my CM Storm Quickfire Rapid PROS: -Compact size. I have a very cramped desk, so a fullsize KB would overlap onto my mousepad (also not willing to move down to 60%) -exact width of my laptop. If I want to use my mech with my laptop, I just disable the internal KB and place the QFR on top -MX blues are extremely satisfying for typing -Sturdy design. Heavy enough that it stays in place, feels very solid -Removable Mini-USB cable. Makes a world of difference. I currently have a retractable cable attached to make it easier to move around CONS: -Default keycaps are pretty trash... WASD keys are starting to fade, as well as a couple other keys (they will be replaced very soon) -MX Blues admittedly aren't the best switch for gaming. I occasionally switch to a (high quality) rubberdome board for certain games -MX Blues are loud and piss off my family when I game/type for an extended period of time -Costar stabs... super rattly -cable routing channels on the bottom of the board don't hold the cable very firmly if you have the feet up Overall, I really love this board, the cons I pointed out are really nitpicks that don't bother me too much

I would've gotten a better graphics card instead of buying a Blu-Ray drive... damn thing doesn't even play Blu-Rays....

Mint is a good distro to start, or any Ubuntu-based distro for that matter. For video editing software, Kdenlive is a very popular one, although I haven't used it (or any video editing software for that matter). This link might help? As for Office replacements, LibreOffice and OpenOffice are both very popular alternatives, and I think WPS Office gets the Honorable Mention here. I can't say how well they compare to Office though, as I've never actually used it outside of school (I've used OpenOffice all my life). I wrote a basic guide for getting started with Linux a while ago, it's linked in my signature if you want to take a look at it.

I've got no experience with Chalet or Zorin, so I can't really help you... is Mint no longer installed on the PC?

Are you using the Noveau (I always spell that wrong...) driver or the Nvidia driver? Have you updated the driver recently? A driver issue seems like it might be the most logical answer. I don't play CS:GO, but I've heard that it'll run on just about anything, so I doubt that your card is the problem, despite how old it is... Check the drivers (I can't remember exactly where in the settings that is, I don't have a machine on Mint anymore, it should be relatively easy to find though), maybe change some setting in Nvidia Control Panel, then see how it works.

Right, but my understanding is that it doesn't have anything to do with the Linux kernel, it's just the Bash shell running on Windows. I found this quote in an article about the Anniversary Update: It's an entirely different concept than actually running a Linux system, from what I can tell.

Well that's a bit of a stretch... I barely remember what I ate for breakfast this morning.... I'd say it was probably whatever computer my dad had when I was really little (probably like 5?), because he always let me play educational games and stuff on it EDIT: Cookie Crisp. I had Cookie Crisp

What are you guys even talking about? You can run Bash in Windows, not full-blown Linux (That's my understanding of it. If I'm wrong, I'm sorry). It's definitely not what the OP is looking for anyway. @Dark Polito 10, read this guide I wrote. It's not the world's greatest guide, but I think it might be helpful. That link is just one section of it (the section that you're asking for), the bulk of the information is in the original post.

How to dual-boot Linux and Windows This is a question that I see come up in this subforum so often I've lost track, so I figured I'd write a guide for it a well. For this example, I will be using Ubuntu, but the process is very much the same with most distributions. Step One: Aquire the ISO file. The first step in installing Linux, dualboot or not, is to have an ISO file for the distributuion of your choice. The Ubuntu ISO can be downloaded here: Link. You'll most likely want the 64 bit download unless you're using an older 32 bit computer. Step Two: Burn the ISO to a CD or USB device. The second step is to burn the ISO to a storge device, which I explained in the main post Step Three: Partitioning during installation. In order to keep your Windows installation intact, you'll want to select the option in the installer (I am assuming you read the "How To Install" section of the main post at this point) that says "Install Ubuntu (version# here) alongside WIndows (version# here)". This will then prompt you to partition your drive to have both Ubuntu and Windows on the same drive. You can make the partions as large or small as you want, just make them reasonable. Step Four: Profit??? At this point, you should be able to boot freely between Ubuntu and Windows. If GRUB is not detecting Windows, you may have to run sudo update-grub in the terminal in Ubuntu *Alternative Method* Your other option here, if you own a desktop PC and have the money, is to buy a second hard drive to install Linux to, instead of messing with your Windows partition. This is the method that I use, since it leaves me free to distro-hop whenever I like without worrying about ****ing my Windows install. Sometimes GRUB will detect your Windows partition, and you can just set the Linux drive as your boot drive, and other times you'll have to just mash F12 to select the boot device

I don't see anything immediately alarming from a quick Google search, go ahead and give it a try. You can always come back here for help if you need it

Honestly, not a lot. General computer stuff, and teaching myself programming. I'm only 16, so I don't have a job or anything important that I use it for. I just enjoy using it to be honest. It's like my little playground for me to go figure out how stuff works I guess. TL;DR: Web browsing programming some gaming (usually boot to Windows though) Exploring the OS/figuring out how it works Learning new things

I'm by no means a master, but I'd say I'm at least proficient. I just kinda threw myself into it and didn't look back I guess. I watched a ton of YouTube videos, failed at installing Arch like 10 times, Googled the hell out of every issue I ran into... It just kinda came to me. In all honesty, it's not that hard to figure out. Having it as the only OS on my laptop helped a lot too.

Like I said, I'm not entirely sure. From what I pick up on the Tek Syndicate forums (yes, I cheat on LTT occasionally), older AMD cards (HD series I think, so that's good) work somewhat better than newer cards. But seriously, don't take my word for that. Find out what card it is and do a Google search to see if people have had issues using it in Linux.

I tend to agree with this, but I also encourage people to give it a shot nonetheless.

Not a kernel, a distro. Linux is the kernel. I think buying a cheap HDD to give it a shot on is a great idea for someone who just wants to try it out. If you want a guide, I wrote a half decent one a while back, it's linked in my signature. It covers the basics of getting started, choosing a distro, etc. One thing to note, is if you're doing this on the rig in your signature, you may run into driver issues with your R9 390, AMD (from what I've heard) can be a bit of a shit show to get running properly. I don't have any experience with AMD cards, so this may have changed or improved, but I thought I'd warn you. Wifi can also sometimes be an issue (Killer NICS are the worst), so try to use a wired connection if you can.

Those are stabilizers. You can get a new one here: http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keyboard-parts/cherry-mx-stabilizer-spring-for-2x-keycaps.html

I tried to embed the video I told you about. It worked for me last time I did that so I dunno what's up with that. I just edited it with a link to it instead. I don't know if you really care, I just have too much free time and made a video lol.

https://youtu.be/xeG31-Hg9B8

Ah, I didn't know that's what you were referring to. I've watched a couple 8BitGuy vids, and I agree, they're damn good. I first heard about retr0bright on /r/mechanicalkeyboards though.