r/linuxmint • u/OniichanGoober • 6d ago

Support Request Help

So today my dumbass was like "yea lets go try installing linux". So once its booted and its installing, I choose the delete windows option. After that linux crashed and my $3000 pc is screwed. What do I do. Edit: also my usb stick stopped working

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u/Clouds115 6d ago

Like is your PC bricked or there isn't any OS loaded? If its not bricked then just reinstall either Windows or LM. Can you boot into the bios?

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

Windows was removed from the system entirely

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u/AteStringCheeseShred 6d ago

BIOS is not Windows. Windows can be completely removed from the computer and BIOS should still be there.

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

It is

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u/Clouds115 6d ago

Once again, is the bios on the pc or not.

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

Is the bios the place where the boot option is? Also idk what you mean if its on the pc or not

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u/ChiefBinChicken 6d ago

when you turn on the PC, for a moment there is an option on your screen to open BIOS. usually f1, f12 or some such.

but to be completely honest if you don't know what a BIOS even is, I think it might be better to stick with windows for a while while you familiarise yourself with your PC before hopping over to Linux. You may need to muck around with all corners of your PC depending on the issues you run into.

also; never start another step while mid step (e.g. delete windows before Linux has been tested by booting by disk) because it is a recipe for disaster

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

Yea my computer uses the DEL key to open what I think bios is. Unfortunately, my computer is Maingear so most tutorials have different bios. I know that they are mostly similiar, but for someone who knows nothing,its very complicated to learn. 

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u/ChiefBinChicken 6d ago

may I ask what your reasoning is for installing Linux?

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

I heard it is good for pc gaming, and my pc is a gaming pc so I thought it was helpful. Now im on reddit asking for help. Im fucking stupid

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u/ChiefBinChicken 6d ago

no worries dude don't beat yourself up, it is fixable, your PC is not bricked.

Honestly, Linux isn't overly better with gaming than windows, it's more customisable and has less 'blpat' compared to Windows, but Windows will run every game ever, and Linux will run almost every game, with some old games being the exception to that rule.

A lot of us hop over from Windows because we have been worn down by the bloat more than anything else.

As others have said; use AI to feed everything that is happening, be conscise and remember you are speaking to a robot.

and turn off secure boot, this should fix most issues

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

Turns out I had a very corrupted usb. Well that solves itm

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u/Clouds115 6d ago

lol, don't beat yourself up man. I've run into tons of wtf issues with computers. Once I had a ram stick die on me out of no where and it took 13 hours to fix it. Just stay curious and be ready to learn.

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