https://www.virtualbox.org/

Virtual Box, and you can setup as many distributions you want. And you easily can delete a distro when you don't need it anymore

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I want to full install Linux on my PC without the virtual machine!

A couple of thoughts on that.

Firstly, the HDDs used by laptop manufacturers were never the fastest. IME, they are painfully slow. Swapping out a HDD for an SSD will do wonders for performance... even a cheap, low capacity or second hand SSD. The difference is astounding. HDDs are a real Achilles heel in performance, particularly on old laptops.

Secondly, Windows 10 is much better at keeping itself lean than earlier versions. Provided that you don't overload it, it will generally run at a level comparable to a clean installation. Unlike earlier versions, wiping and reinstalling Windows 10 doesn't make much difference in terms of performance. In my experience, the biggest increases will come from removing old user profiles. If you're having performance issues, try adding a new user and removing your old one.

You need to learn how first. The process is not intuitive.

That's where a VM comes into it. You'll always have access to what you had before, without getting to the point where you're starting at a black screen at 3:47am going out of your mind, wishing for your old setup to work again.

wolly,

Yes, I saw that AMD drivers link:
https://www.amd.com/en/support/graph...radeon-hd-8490

I also saw that the fglrx driver is no longer supported:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/AMD

Search for “radeon hd 8490 ubuntu” or “radeon hd 8490 linux driver” and you will have your answer.

There is no Linux-compatible driver for the Radeon HD 8490.

As I see it, you have 3 choices:

1. Use VirtualBox inside your existing W10 PC.

2. Swap the HD 8490 for a graphics card that works in Linux.

3. Change your hardware to something more recent.

As far as preparing your computer to install Linux as useral it is a good practice to make a back up. After doing so I'd recommend using a downloadable tool like dbanto do at least a single pass wipe on the HDD or SSD

Both REHEL and Ubuntu are forks of the Linux operating system. IMHO a great starting point is a Debian derivative like Linux-mint , Ubuntu or even PCLinux os. Another point that
can't stress enough I that RHEL costs roughly $200 for the self supported support plan no one can charge for acquiring Linux however, the can charge for support contracts.

@OP(wolly): might you double your desktop RAM from 4GB to 8GB for about $10-20 (US)? (although Linux would be fine with 4GB; M$Win10 especially with Vbox 'needs' 8+GB)

Do you have a USB stick? Format it using ventoy, put some distros (1-2gb .iso files) on it, and try booting=running them 'live', without disturbing your hard drive at all!

Idk: https://linux-hardware.org/?id=pci:1002-6771-1028-2120
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...om-4175714213/

Can't I use Wine to install the hardware of my graphics card on Linux?

No.

Hey, I'm pretty new to Linux but I would recommend using Lubuntu if you want a nice beginner Linux distribution. It was originally made for smaller systems than Ubuntu but has since grown pretty substantially but I do believe it is still smaller than Ubuntu. It looks like your graphics card supports Ubuntu and I would guess the same driver could be used on Lubuntu with no problem, but if it cannot there is a general Linux x86_64 version of the driver. Lubuntu is pretty beginner friendly and has a nice manual at https://manual.lubuntu.me/lts/index.html with nice step-by-step download and installation instructions. If you have any trouble installing I'm sure you can find help here. Good Luck.

That's not true. It is perfectly legal under the GPL to sell Linux installation media, and people who don't know how to download an installation image and put it on a DVD or bootable memory stick may be quite happy to buy a ready-made version if the price is reasonable. What you can not do is to sell such media with qualifying conditions that prevent your customer from passing them on for free to their friends.

Companies like Red Hat can't make money out of this kind of thing, which is why they prefer to sell support plans.

Is the graphic card ATI RADEON HD 8490 compatible with LINUX?
Can I install the driver for the GPU in LINUX?
[URL unfurl="true"]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/AMD[/URL]

[URL unfurl="true"]https://linux-hardware.org/?id=pci:1002-6771-1028-2120[/URL]
If it's not supported does that mean I have to replace it with another one?

So is it possible or not to install the driver of ATI RADEON HD 8490 GPU on Linux? That's what I'd like to know!

Anyone? Please give me an answer!

My recommendation is: install a separate drive. Windows and Linux gave me pains few time ago on the same drive (becoming too complicated). Now with separated HDD or SSDs, all fine (multiboot).