With the growing number of users jumping from Windows to Linux, I decided to fully take the plunge and dive deep into the Open Source ocean. A few months and several headaches later, it has proved to be the best computer-related decision I've made in over a decade (and perhaps in my entire life).

There. That’s out of the way. I recently installed Linux on my main desktop computer and work laptop, overwriting the Windows partition completely. Essentially, I deleted the primary operating system from the two computers I use the most, day in and day out, instead trusting all of my personal and work computing needs to the Open Source community. This has been a growing trend, and I hopped on the bandwagon, but for good reasons. Some of those reasons might pertain to you and convince you to finally make the jump as well. Here’s my experience.

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  • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOP
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    4 days ago

    Finding suitable software for Linux is like moving from a boring suburb which has only a road to Walmart to a lovely small village with lots of woodland and hiking paths. You will need to find and explore new ways, but you will find them, and you will enjoy them.

    More concretely spoken, Debian, as an example, has over 30,000 software packages. Sime are really pleasant to use, like GNOME’s simple-scan. Some are stunning beautiful, like the astronomy app named Orrery. You can literally spend years exploring them. Or look into the Arch Wiki list of applications for a tasteful choice.