I’ve been using Linux for years, specifically Ubuntu, and have not looked back. Once I have opened my browser, email, or other applications, I don’t give any thought to the operating system. Install Linux on an old laptop and use it for a week - you’ll understand the lure of Linux.
How do you stop that discover updating nuisance
A friend of mine recently used Ubuntu installed on a 128GB USB flash drive to hack into an old Laptop running windows 10 with a sign on password only my deceased brother knew.
“Install Linux on an old laptop and use it for a week ...”
That statement right there is key and may be the straw that breaks M$ back. Most if not all flavors of Linux require far less hardware resources than recent Windoze versions. I once had a version of OpenSuse running on a laptop with 1Mb RAM and 250Mb HD. It was for an ailing relative who needed email, web browsing, and a few other simple things. It worked for years.
Windoze 11 says it can run in 8Mb RAM but a really responsive system needs 32Mb and a huge storage. Plus that secret chip requirement - what Bull-shiite!
But the biggest issue Linux may have to overcome is specialty products developer’s unwillingness to port their Windoze version to Linux. Adobe Reader is one such example. When asked when a Linux version will be available they responded ‘Never’. So fine - to h3ll with them. These are dozens of PDF readers available for Linux. M$ Office? who needs that stuff when LibreOffice for Linux will do almost exactly the same thing including file compatibility with M$ documents, spreadsheets, databases, etc.
I did so more than a year ago: on a 14+ year-old Toshiba laptop that couldn’t support Win 11. My particular flavor is Mint. It’s mostly easy to use, and there are at least 2 discussion forums where I get help when I need it. There are some programs in Windows I’m not ready to do without, but I can see the day coming. Playing around with it helps keep my aging mind limber!