linux wont work?

[Alex93]

for past couple days ive been trying to tinker with linux cause windows is overpriced but no matter the vm software nothing works and neither does a bootable usb ive tried rufus unetbootin & https://www.isotousb.com/  nothing works unebootin gave me one error something about corrupt files now it just stalls i have done multiple fresh downloads of linux mint nothing works ive gotten as far as clicking install then after a minute screen goes black plays a sound thats it .. it shouldnt be this hard to install an os never had this many issues 

[Alex93]

[RollyShed]

51 minutes ago, Alex93 said:

linux mint nothing works ive gotten as far as clicking install then after a minute screen goes black plays a sound thats it .. it shouldnt be this hard to install an os never had this many issues 

Linux Mint, I've installed over 100, possibly near 200 and never had problems. What are you installing on to? Desktop? Laptop? Make? Model?

To a disk or SSD?

 

Anyway, why do an install before checking how it works?

Does the computer work as a computer off the USB stick i.e. can you see things on the web with its web browser, Firefox.

Can you open LibreOffice such as Writer?

[Alex93]

24 minutes ago, RollyShed said:

Linux Mint, I've installed over 100, possibly near 200 and never had problems. What are you installing on to? Desktop? Laptop? Make? Model?

To a disk or SSD?

 

Anyway, why do an install before checking how it works?

Does the computer work as a computer off the USB stick i.e. can you see things on the web with its web browser, Firefox.

Can you open LibreOffice such as Writer?

i cant check how it works no vm software works and i cant even get past the boot menu its not working if i could install it i wouldn’t be here 

[Alex Atkin UK]

31 minutes ago, Alex93 said:

i cant check how it works no vm software works and i cant even get past the boot menu its not working if i could install it i wouldn’t be here 

You don't need VM software, you can boot the USB stick on the PC natively without installing it.  It wont be as fast, but it gives you an idea of how things work.  If you choose to make a USB stick with persistence storage, it will even remember any changes you make.

 

You may need to disable Secure Boot in the BIOS though, or try Fedora that will work with it enabled.

 

If you are still having problems I'd try a different USB stick.

[Alex93]

14 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

You don't need VM software, you can boot the USB stick on the PC natively without installing it.  It wont be as fast, but it gives you an idea of how things work.  If you choose to make a USB stick with persistence storage, it will even remember any changes you make.

 

You may need to disable Secure Boot in the BIOS though, or try Fedora that will work with it enabled.

 

If you are still having problems I'd try a different USB stick.

i know thats a thing i’ve done it before but i cant even get that to work i just bought a new usb tried again don’t work im sick of the windows watermark making me need to restart all the time thus why i just figured id install it but cant even do that 

[Alex93]

after hours of fucking with it i finally managed to get it to install but the shit is so unstable constantly freezing bad fps the list goes on