You will potentially get very mixed results on Linux, I'm just going to be straight with people because I wish Linux was everything Linux autists said it was. I've managed to successfully run open source on everything except my OS lol, I don't know whether it's the hardware lottery or what. However your mileage will vary when you try and install a distro, just make sure to have backups if you do try it and be aware that partitioning is easily one of the most pain in the arse aspects of Linux.
This isn't meant to dissuade anyone from trying Linux obviously, I feel like people aren't always honest about the realities of it or they get extremely lucky and then wonder why everybody else is having endless problems. Otherwise I would have switched to Linux years ago, as it stands it's still easier to bork the Windows spyware behaviour for me than it is to get Linux running.
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.
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.
You will potentially get very mixed results on Linux, I'm just going to be straight with people because I wish Linux was everything Linux autists said it was. I've managed to successfully run open source on everything except my OS lol, I don't know whether it's the hardware lottery or what. However your mileage will vary when you try and install a distro, just make sure to have backups if you do try it and be aware that partitioning is easily one of the most pain in the arse aspects of Linux.
This isn't meant to dissuade anyone from trying Linux obviously, I feel like people aren't always honest about the realities of it or they get extremely lucky and then wonder why everybody else is having endless problems. Otherwise I would have switched to Linux years ago, as it stands it's still easier to bork the Windows spyware behaviour for me than it is to get Linux running.
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.
Key phrase right there lol :P