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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    8 days ago

    Didn’t properly backup my data and lost a couple years of work doing a fresh install (school work and personal projects).

    Always put /home on a separate partition.

    Would not recommend doing backups drunk.

    I would not use the root password when drunk.

    • youmaynotknow@lemmy.zip
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      7 days ago

      I started setting /home on a separate disk, and my life is so much easier since then. While I keep regular backups, it’s been infinitely easier to move to a different distro if I feel like it without worrying about losing data.