Migrating to Linux Mint with VirtualBox XPP and Win7 virtual machines has been pretty straightforward though not without issues along the way. All is well now though. I’ll not be looking back.
Glad to hear you are enjoying Mint, as it appears to be one of the most preferred ‘nix versions out there.
Personally, I am going back to Mepis on the main machine, but will begin evaluating many of the newer versions to find something at least as user-friendly beginning next month. I have a lot of machines to test so I might as well start a 2016 ‘nix comparisons chart since the old one needs updating.
Cheers!
I do the same (Mint, V-Box) but the vast majority either lack the tech saavy or the willingness to invest the time to learn to do the same.
I would argue that the learning curve of transitioning from Win7 to Linux Mint Cinnamon is no steeper than going from Win7 to Win10, but too many people still believe all the old myths about Linux (too “techie”, limited driver support). And most people would rather stick with the devil they know (fear of the unknown).
Except that the biggest-selling computer operating system on the planet today — and by a wide margin — is Linux: Google Android. Or at least it’s “UNIX-like,” which is the term in vogue, because all OSes steal from each other and, over time, all the *NIX OSes (Linux, NeXT, BSD, BeOS, etc) gravitate toward becoming more similar. Most Android smartphone owners, however, remain blissfully unaware they are lugging around a Linux OS all day. But once they come to that realization, I think it stands to reason they then would take a more open-minded look at ditching Windoze in favor of Linux.