cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34247715
Curious on the experiences of those recently migrating to Linux from Windows 10, Intel-based MacOS, etc. How is it being on Linux? Anything surprise or frustrate you?
cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34247715
Curious on the experiences of those recently migrating to Linux from Windows 10, Intel-based MacOS, etc. How is it being on Linux? Anything surprise or frustrate you?
I switched from Windows to Mint at the tail end of September, and I’ve only had minimal issues. I backed up everything I cared about and just nuked Windows in one go, since it wasn’t compatible with 11 and I don’t want security problems. I expected my Nvidia graphics card to cause huge issues, but it literally just worked.
I did have an issue getting my Steam games to run, but it was fixed by figuring out how to change the compatibility settings on Steam (the incredibly complicated operation of right clicking on the game title).
I’ve been taking classes as well, and using Libre Office has met basically 100% of my needs. I did have some issues with converting to .docx when images were involved (resulting in images going on walkabout), but I consider that 50% a Windows problem.
Absolutely the same experience I had, but I’m dual booting windows.
Literally everything just worked with no issue. I know Mint is like Linux Lite, but I love that it’s been so easy to move.
Mint is full fat Linux. Just one of the most polished and stable. Just because you aren’t running gentoo or arch doesn’t mean you aren’t running Linux. 😉
I’ve run Linux since the mid 90s. Honestly the most I tend to use the terminal for is updating or rsync. With KDE especially you can configure most things inside it and do basic user management as well. It’s come a long way from it’s CDEish 1.0 days. And a lot of the other DE are fairly similar.
Same, I’m keeping my dual boot for one multiplayer game that I play to keep in touch with friends.