

All LTS releases are supported for 5 years from release date. Just like Ubuntu, Pop!_OS comes in two variants. Please make sure you have backed up all of your important data before proceeding further. WARNING: This guide assumes you want to replace Windows on your PC with a Linux distro of your choice (Pop!_OS in this case) and it results in wiping your drive clean. A minimum of 20 GB of storage (to store the OS).

Any 64-bit x86 CPU (any 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU).A 4 GB USB drive to create a Live USB drive.This tutorial covers installation of Pop!_OS replacing Windows, and below are the hardware requirements for Pop!_OS. I highly recommend that you try out Pop!_OS in VirtualBox before installing it on your computer, specially if you are new to Linux. Install Pop!_OS alongside Windows AKA dual boot (even though the linked guide is for Ubuntu, it should work for Pop!_OS make sure to turn off “Secure Boot”).Install Pop!_OS as a Virtual Machine using VirtualBox on your PC without affecting your current Windows install.There are multiple ways to install Pop!_OS (and all other Linux distros) on your computer. Choosing the installation method for Pop OS This isn’t an opinion article on why you should use Pop OS over Ubuntu, but a guide, for you to get started with Linux on your PC by installing Pop!_OS on it. Considering it is a relatively new distro among a plethora of other “well established distros” like Ubuntu, Manjaro, Mint etc this is a big achievement! Out of all the new Linux distributions out there, the user-base of Pop!_OS just “popped” out of nowhere. Since System76 sells Linux-first laptops and desktops, their Linux distribution, even though is based on Ubuntu, provides support for bleeding edge hardware (only if the newer Linux kernel does not create a conflict for currently supported hardware). Pop!_OS is the Linux distribution created by System76 and is based on Ubuntu. Brief: Learn to install Pop OS Linux distribution by replacing all other operating systems on your computer.
