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I have been using linux for 20 years. Backup your device and dual boot linux with whatever OS you are currently using. If you go all in too quickly you will exasperate yourself.

As for Arch or Debian, I think the answer is Ubuntu.

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Not sure about the Ubuntu recommendation... I have used the LTS releases on my laptop for 5 years without reinstall or any major issues (I'm a student, so the complexity of what I use increased gradually), but the latest update f*cked a lot of things up. Didn't have time to do a reinstall yet, but i sense it's highly needed. So Debian might be a better option at the time, especially as stuff is expected to be tinkered with more (switch to Wayland etc). Oh, and don't get me started on the Ubuntu Python installation :/

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