100% agree. Linux is simply not good, and I say this as someone who tries to make the switch every five years for the past 20. There are always several things that just don't work right no matter what. If I have to switch because the alternative is going to prison when Microsoft tells the FBI about my wrongthink, I will, but I won't be happy about it.
Depends on what you're using it for. If you mostly use your PC to browse the web or use web-based apps then Linux can handle that just fine. Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, and other proprietary desktop apps are obviously not available, so you have to learn to use open-source alternatives for those. You might need to install some proprietary fonts to get text to render the same way as it would on Windows/MacOS. I've also had issues with getting speakers and microphone working the way I want them to, but I recently bought a new headset which seems to be working without issues.
If you're using a popular distro, such as an Ubuntu based one, then there is a pretty large community that will have threads discussing workarounds for just about every issue. Unlike Windows, changing settings doesn't involve going to a menu in the control panel or editing the registry but instead usually involves running short command line scripts in the terminal, which I actually kind of like.
Of course, if you're making a leap of faith using your primary PC, then I highly recommend making an image backup and having a Live/Recovery USB. That's what I did before setting up dual boot.
I feel like switching to Linux is inevitable. Microsoft is turning Windows into spyware already.
turning?
How hard was it to get things working and how's the support/community for it? I like the look of it from the pictures I've seen.
100% agree. Linux is simply not good, and I say this as someone who tries to make the switch every five years for the past 20. There are always several things that just don't work right no matter what. If I have to switch because the alternative is going to prison when Microsoft tells the FBI about my wrongthink, I will, but I won't be happy about it.
Depends on what you're using it for. If you mostly use your PC to browse the web or use web-based apps then Linux can handle that just fine. Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, and other proprietary desktop apps are obviously not available, so you have to learn to use open-source alternatives for those. You might need to install some proprietary fonts to get text to render the same way as it would on Windows/MacOS. I've also had issues with getting speakers and microphone working the way I want them to, but I recently bought a new headset which seems to be working without issues.
If you're using a popular distro, such as an Ubuntu based one, then there is a pretty large community that will have threads discussing workarounds for just about every issue. Unlike Windows, changing settings doesn't involve going to a menu in the control panel or editing the registry but instead usually involves running short command line scripts in the terminal, which I actually kind of like.
Of course, if you're making a leap of faith using your primary PC, then I highly recommend making an image backup and having a Live/Recovery USB. That's what I did before setting up dual boot.
It's pretty easy to get it working on a basic level and make it look and feel like windows on the surface.