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

    Better support for some old hardware, like scanners, even. (That’s because for some hardware vendors, OS upgrades are a means for planned obsolescence; They simply don’t provide updated drivers and your hardware becomes a doorstop so that you are invited to give them your money again.)