If you’re already with Linux, this is not for you. This is for people who’re indecisive or been contemplating for long about whether to make that jump.
For me, it’s a matter of a few things. I’m on a Windows 10 version that guarantees me until 2032 of support. That means I would effectively skip Windows 11, like I already mostly have and potentially skip Windows 12 if that turns out to be a shitty choice. I’d be coming in right in time for whatever Microslop shits out for Win13.
Should Windows 13 suck, I think that’s a consideration. Another consideration is when Valve keeps dropping support for certain Windows versions of Steam. Because I know for a fact they will drop Windows 10 support entirely one day and then Windows 11. I believe it is really stupid that they do this.
By the time my Windows 10 version expires, I’d be getting older, which means I’ll probably care less and less about computer-related things. Going to Linux wouldn’t be a problem since I’d be doing barebones things like browsing and checking e-mail.
And I’d also hope that by 2032, Linux would have better development like easier access to proprietary drivers and software among other things.
It would probably take having someone sit down and help me switch and teach me the basics, and the guarantee that I wouldn’t lose access to any of my games or important programs. Also less bloatware would be beneficial, idk if that’s true of Linux, I don’t know much about it.
Every game and every program cannot be guaranteed to work even after the next Windows update. Almost all games that don’t use a kernel level anti cheat will work though.
I’ve found that 90% of users probably wouldn’t have a difficult time using Linux as their new OS. The problems usually show up when needing to use terminal or when specific software companies don’t support Linux.
The average user that just browses the internet and uses basic office apps most likely wouldn’t have any issues.
Find an old PC lying around your home swap the drive out or create a separate partition, there are plenty of YouTube videos out there. Worst case you waste an afternoon.
what games? what programs?
I mostly play Steam games these days, but also Minecraft. Programs, I guess would be Discord, Waterfox, and Tidal. Mostly I just want to be sure that I could do anything with my computer that I wanted to.
It all just works on Linux nowadays
With Linux, you can actually take out software you don’t truly need. With Windows, most of the time you’ll only just disable it and only remove a handful of software. Microsoft gives you the illusion of owning your PC.