Windows keeps reminding be that I have to switch to Linux if I want to keep using my computer. It’s a rugged tablet from about 2011 that I still use daily for internet and some light Photoshop. Core i7 1.2 GHz, 4GB RAM, and the important part, a built-in touchscreen and Wacom digitizer. Keyboard is an external device that I don’t generally have attached. I grew up on DOS, so I’m not afraid of fiddling, but I’d rather this machine just worked. Any recommendations?
I’d recommend just getting a live version of a distribution that you don’t have to install, that way you can play around with it before committing.
This is the way. It may take a few tries to find something that works on this particular machine. But that’s the beauty of Linux. You can try before you don’t buy.