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I have zero knowledge about Linux.

I want to switch to Linux and want some help and suggestions for it.

Laptop : Lenovo IdeaPad 330 (5 year old) , No SSD, 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM, somehow paused updates for 20 years

Usage - Browsing, Movies , Coding. That's it. Occassionally editing videos.

My laptop feels very slow and too much ....I want something lightweight and simplistic.. Thinking of using LinuxMint

I have read that dual booting is an option, but some say that it can cause problems.

Some say that completely switching to Linux can cause some issues.

personally I like the dual boot option....

Need help on how to do this and what are things I need to keep in mind and what is the process of it all.

Any and every suggestion would be helpful.

Old Android phone lying around, so I turned it into a local AI node:

• OpenClaw gateway runs directly in Termux (no Ubuntu)
• Controls apps over ADB (book tickets, automate flows)
• Experimenting with a local Gemma‑4 model via Google’s LiteRT‑LM so it can work fully offline

If anyone here wants to do AI stuff without buying new hardware, I’ll share the setup + repos in the first comment.

https://preview.redd.it/phcn1zd7evvg1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2896af1c4e78f9ebbb1705d4d01943538a7f3fa0

I tried out a few distros and after discovering Hyprland and ricing, I kinda don't wanna go a basic KDE or Gnome environment. I currently have Omarchy installed as dual-boot but honestly, setting simple things up takes a bit too long.

I want something that would allow me to have the convenience of a full desktop environment like gnome, but also allow me to fiddle around windows like Hyprland. If anyone knows something similar, please do let me know. I tried to look for something but it seemed like there's no in-between.