new linux user

[SaadQayyum03]

i would like to download linux but i dont want to use a vm.

i also dont want to get rid of windows as well so only option i see is boot camp

i have a laptop not a pc so i was woundering if i can do it on a laptop

when i close my laptop lid will the computer also go to sleep?

they function keys on my laptop can change volume and brightness, will it also work with linux on my laptop

 

heres a screenshot of the laptop i have:

[Vishera]

15 minutes ago, SaadQayyum03 said:

i would like to download linux but i dont want to use a vm.

 

You can do that

16 minutes ago, SaadQayyum03 said:

i also dont want to get rid of windows as well so only option i see is boot camp

It's possible to dual boot Linux with Windows,

Did you choose a distro yet?

18 minutes ago, SaadQayyum03 said:

i have a laptop not a pc so i was woundering if i can do it on a laptop

You can do that on laptops.

18 minutes ago, SaadQayyum03 said:

when i close my laptop lid will the computer also go to sleep?

 

Yes

19 minutes ago, SaadQayyum03 said:

they function keys on my laptop can change volume and brightness, will it also work with linux on my laptop

 

Yes

[SaadQayyum03]

1 hour ago, Vishera said:

You can do that

It's possible to dual boot Linux with Windows,

Did you choose a distro yet?

You can do that on laptops.

Yes

Yes

i like pop os 

also for all the other things mentioned, will it work stright after i download it or do i have to set those thing up

 

[SaadQayyum03]

2 minutes ago, LloydLynx said:

What do you imagine the process is to go from an ISO file to Linux being installed? We can go from there. 

go on pop os website and download pop os iso

flash a usb with iso

partition laptop 

plug usb in

hopefully it boots from usb but if not then try changing setting in bios

download pop os

 

[SaadQayyum03]

37 minutes ago, LloydLynx said:

That's correct. What did you mean by "will it work stright after i download it"?

do i have to go to setting to turn on the sleep option when laptop lid closes and do i have to map the function keys my self(e.g my f5 key is used for mute so would i have to map f5 to mute)

[el_murdoque]

From my experience, this can be hit and miss. 

I currently run Ubuntu 20.04 on a current Dell XPS and it worked perfectly right out of the box. 

It does standby upon closing the lid and all the FN keys work.

 

The only issue I had was the fingerprint sensor, but I installed and set up Howdy and now I can choose between facial recognition or fingerprint. 

 

I've had debian on an older HP laptop a couple of years ago and that was no experience for the weak and squeamish, because I had to set up and tweak pretty much every little bit.   

[SaadQayyum03]

10 hours ago, el_murdoque said:

The only issue I had was the fingerprint sensor, but I installed and set up Howdy and now I can choose between facial recognition or fingerprint. 

 

also have a fingerprint sensor, does howdy unlock the laptop as fast as before

[el_murdoque]

8 minutes ago, SaadQayyum03 said:

also have a fingerprint sensor, does howdy unlock the laptop as fast as before

In my case, yes.