Okay I'll try out a few and keep notes on which ones I prefer until I make that "final" decision.
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Yes dual booting seems to be the way to go for a while so I've got my toes in the water but not lost the safety net just yet!
Yeah that's what has made me apprehensive to be honest. I feel pretty comfortable in windows doing many things, and my wife has a MacBook that I'm also pretty comfortable using so learning a new, third OS does seem obtuse. I like the idea of having more control over the software, but don't want to lose the "it just works" feeling of an OS or software I am used to using.
Thanks for the link!
Thank you for the suggestion!
That's true, most of what I do would be in a browser as a casual user. My work laptop would still be running Windows and doing what I "need" (Excel, SolidWorks, etc.) Although I want to keep the ability to torrent and manage my media files nicely, I'm open to using different softwares than I'm used to for those.
Okay great! What made you make that jump?
What makes it the best, in terms of distro and desktop experience?
Okay great! An interesting tea combination: Mint with Cinnamon :) do most desktop environments work with most distros, or is there a list per each distro?
Thank you for the response! Those you said are getting a lot of mentions so I think Mint will be a good first choice to make the swap.
This is perfect! Thanks for linking it!
Okay that makes sense. Thanks!