[TomGuy]

Decades on, and there is still not a user-friendly interface

Yeah. I have been trying to get used to Linux on a laptop I bought last year. It reminds me of Unix and MS-DOS of 30 years ago.

I finally ordered several Linux books this past weekend. Trying to find much instruction online is about as frustrating and trying to figure out some of the Linux stuff.

I have not had much luck with the current Wine version. Several programs I tried would not work at all or only part of the GUI would load.

[Bob434]

have you tried linux mint cinnamon? It’s pretty easy- Also try it from a DVD disk first- make an .ISO disk and it’ll run in memory- nothing installs- you can check it out without risk that way- you’ll just boot with the disk in a player- should bring up menu right away- good way to try it before deciding- I think you can even order a disk if you’re not sure how to make an ISO disk-

[[I have not had much luck with the current Wine version. Several programs I tried would not work at all or only part of the GUI would load.]]

Yup same here- ended up dual booting as a result-