This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.
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Forget tiny distros: How I built my own minimal Linux using Debian
Who needs a separate distro when you can tweak the Debian you already have?
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6 tips for using Linux without touching the command line
You don't need to live in the Linux terminal.
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