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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  • hansolo@lemmy.today
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    10 days ago

    I rocked a dual-boot with Windows 11 and Linux Mint for a year and some change before going 100% to Linux. I miss nothing, the machine works faster, and I feel less stressed and more secure about daily driver laptop.

    Looked around at a few other distros…nope, still love Mint. 10/10, would do it all over again.

    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
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      9 days ago

      Looked around at a few other distros…nope, still love Mint. 10/10, would do it all over again.

      I can relate.

      I love to research my next obscure Linux configuration - from the comfort of my trusty reliable Linux Mint PC.