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By Dominik Kwolczak - May 6, 2019
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If you’re new to my blog, just over 3 months ago I ditched Windows 10 for Linux
Mint. Feel free to check out how I got on after 3 months…

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Ditched Windows 10 for Linux Mint – 3 Months on

So 3 months have passed since I switched to Linux Mint! To
keep the promise I made to my followers, here’s an article
explaining my … Continue reading

Please note!

I am not responsible for any damage caused by following this. Just because it
worked for me doesn’t mean that it will work for you!

So to sum up, I put my desktop and laptop on a dual boot setup, to begin with.
Today I can con rm that I only have Linux Mint installed on my desktop. My
laptop needs to have both as I use the Windows partition for certain tasks at
University, mostly lab work.

As it happens, I have an Asus T100TA Windows tablet which I acquired for travel.
It originally had Windows 8 but I upgraded to Windows 10. Unfortunately, as you
might expect the tablet was performing badly on Windows 10. I therefore,
decided that Linux Mint was the way forward.

Unlike my Desktop and Laptop computers, I decided to use the Xfce version as I
wanted a lightweight install due to the low specs of the tablet.

Did I face any issues?

YES! Installing Linux Mint on a tablet wasn’t as simple as you might expect. In
fact, it’s totally di erent and I needed to change a couple of things for it to go
smoothly.

I found these sources extremely helpful…

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Installing Linux Mint turned out to be more than I bargained for and due to the
workload I had little time to play around but I got there eventually and the result
is rewarding.

Issues I haven’t solved yet

I am still facing an issue with no sound. If you have any ideas feel free to let me
know in the comments!

Has performance improved?

Yes, it’s improved signi cantly and I can actually use the tablet for basic tasks
that prove di cult on an iPad. Were mainly talking about coding. I know that
there are many apps out there to help me with this. But personally, I prefer to
have a full desktop environment for these tasks.

Do I recommend doing it?

NO! The reason for this is simple, My Asus tablet is old and was actually heading
for the recycling centre. I was actually looking for an old Netbook on eBay to
replace it. Linux is ideal for older devices and from my experience, old Windows
XP netbooks never gave me any issues when installing Linux, hence the reason I
was planning to get a new old one.

There is so much that could go wrong and you can easily brick your device!

I did this as an experiment to see how far I will get.

Video showing Linux Mint working

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