Operating systems

[exscentric]

None of my computers were eligible for the Windows 11 upgrade so I bought a new mini computer with it preinstalled. All went well, liked the new system UNTIL - one of the updates crashed my new computer - totally crashed. I had toyed with the idea of Linux for a long time, and this was just the push over the edge that worked.

I've been on Linux for a couple of months and have found enough freeware to continue using my computer the way I like. It hasn't been all that smooth sailing - it has involved a ton of web searching to find answers, but I honestly do not feel any need to go back to Windows.

I have a couple of lightly used Windows 10 units that will ultimately find themselves in the Linux world.

I told Linux users in a forum many years ago that they needed to become more user friendly to expand their horizons. They haven't done all that much in that area - they still name their stuff with wierd names (though some are kind of logical

Just a Commodore/Timex Sinclair geek that found windows for awhile and has again moved on

 

[Ben1445]

None of my computers were eligible for the Windows 11 upgrade so I bought a new mini computer with it preinstalled. All went well, liked the new system UNTIL - one of the updates crashed my new computer - totally crashed. I had toyed with the idea of Linux for a long time, and this was just the push over the edge that worked.

I've been on Linux for a couple of months and have found enough freeware to continue using my computer the way I like. It hasn't been all that smooth sailing - it has involved a ton of web searching to find answers, but I honestly do not feel any need to go back to Windows.

I have a couple of lightly used Windows 10 units that will ultimately find themselves in the Linux world.

I told Linux users in a forum many years ago that they needed to become more user friendly to expand their horizons. They haven't done all that much in that area - they still name their stuff with wierd names (though some are kind of logical

Just a Commodore/Timex Sinclair geek that found windows for awhile and has again moved on

I have been frustrated with the direction Microsoft has been heading for a while.
I will keep this in mind going forward. If you had posted this about a year ago it probably would have been a move over for me.

Do you have any trouble with compatibility?
What do you use for a word processor? Linux is for me in the realm of “I know it exists.” I don’t really know much about it. I can’t say that I have ever seen it running.

 

[exscentric]

Ubuntu Mint and I'd guess others come with Libre Office which is adequate for most office stuff. Europe has been shifting away from Microsoft to Linux and is pretty much kicking MS to the door. There are graphics replacements as well, Gimp being one. Steam works well for games.

I used MS Money, an old outdated version. There are several money type programs - I haven't worked through one of those yet.

I use Esword which runs in Bottles/Wine. I've found other replacements. Zim desktop wiki for one note replacement. Chrome worked identically.

All in all the only problem I've had is when I was messaged some pictures on my phone. I saved them/emailed them to my self but they were in an apple format. I searched for an hour or two to find some way to convert them. They were converted, however, I do not remember the name of the app will have to do some digging around for that.