Any Linux Users Here?

I bauked at Windows 11 and brought in my grandson to help me shift all my existing computers (Desktop and laptops) to Linux Zorin. And with a couple of speedbumps it all went well. You will find a bunch of You Tube "How to" video to talk you (or your grandson) through it. After wrestling with the recommended browser, I did revert to Google Chrome, to make my adjustment easier.. And from there on it went pretty smooth.😷

I've run linux for nearing 30 years, personal, professional, and had LUG going for a while.
you might find it helpful to look for a local LUG (Linux Users Group) that might have some pointers for you. in a 'try before you buy' type mode, I'd suggest downloading virtualbox from oracle and the ISO of whatever linux you want to try - with those two things (if your machine is sized large enough), you can try out/install/run a linux machine (or any OS, really. although I don't know there's much more then the linux/doze worlds anymore, really) without committing fully to moving to the new OS

Well, you *can* debloat Windows 11 (easier with Pro) and make it far less annoying -- but some stuff (copilot, for example) keeps trying to make a comeback. Might be some tweak to stop it, but haven't found it so far. I just kill it off again every time it crawls out from under its rock. I wouldn't use Windows except some of my software doesn't run under Linux and I'm not about to change that for a whole bunch of reasons.

On the other hand, I've used Ubuntu on my main machine for years and other than a bit of learning curve now and then, it's pretty painless for doing "normal" things. Mint is supposed to be pretty friendly too.

Windows is no longer even an OS. It is just a portal to MS subscription services.


Not just co-pilot.


Links all your files to one drive and if you use more than 2 GBs of storage (so basically everyone) they will try and force you to buy a One Drive subscription.


Want to open a Word or Excel document? Subscribe to Office365.


It also seems to use your data for targeted ads.





As for Linux a good starter distro I recommend to Windows users is Solus Linux.

Looks and behaves alot like Windows 10 with the same sort of UI so less of a learning curve.

It is also a rolling release which just means you install it once and just update forever.


They also have a pretty chill community.

Linux Mint is also a good option for alot of the same reasons.

A nice thing about these distros or flavors of Linux is they have a live environment meaning you can run it off the USB stick, see if you like it without changing anything and then install it.

Micro$oft has been up to those sorts of shenanigans for decades now. I recommend Ubuntu. Unfortunately, with Linux you can't expect everything to be done for you. I think you'd find an impartial chat bot to consult for problems worthwhile

Yeah, it's not too hard for everyday use. I'd recommend Linux Mint, standard install.