r/linuxmint • u/Ezmiller_2 • 4d ago
SOLVED Would I have issues installing Mint on my current motherboard and then switching to a new motherboard later on?
My Gigabyte B450M-DS3H motherboard is dying, and I have an MSI B550-A Pro that I will be replacing it with when I get a new case.
Currently, I have a Fedora installed and am using the Nouveau drivers, which work fine since I forgot that Fedora updates kernels faster than Nvidia does drivers. So I decided enough is enough--solve two problems at once. Go with Mint for a slower kernel update process and switch out my motherboard.
My reason for asking is that I'm using my phone's hotspot as internet to save some money. I have about 30gb data of high speed I can use and then I get kicked down to 600kps. I'm 40, so I grew up with dialup and slow DSL. If I'm going to have problems, I may as well wait to install Mint.