Re: Did you switch from Windows to Linux? How did you find the process?

RodMcKay wrote:
I've been fed up with Windows ever since I switched from a Win98SE box
to WinXP a couple of years ago. But I haven't made the switch for
various reasons, one of them being the sheer numbers of Windows
programs I use. I'm ready to see how to do the switch anyway and see
how Wine works. But that seems to defeat the purpose.

So thought I'd ask for any comments from anyone who has already made
the switch. I mean, anything has practically got to be better than
Windows, but just curious as to what the major adjustments might have
been for other Windows users. thx.

You don't have to "switch" all at once. With most distros, you don't even have to get rid of your Windows installation if you don't want to. (assuming you have enough free hard drive space)

I first tried Linux in 2002, with a Mandrake (now known as Mandriva) distro. I was using Windows 98SE at the time, and put both on the same computer in a dual-boot situation. I used both for a while, but quickly became more and more comfortable with Linux. I had never cared for Windows, having come there from the Atari ST - a much friendlier OS - so it didn't take much to convert me. While I still have one machine that dual-boots with Windows 98SE for the few Windows-only programs I still use, nearly 99% of my computing time is spent with Linux.

If you've been a Windows user for a long time, the biggest thing you'll probably have to get used to will not needing to update your anti-malware programs on a daily basis.

TJ
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