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1. It's FOSS (itsfoss@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 16:02:28 JST It's FOSS

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   • Matv1 (matv1@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 16:17:51 JST Matv1

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     @itsfoss Don't do it 😃

   • Hope Destruction ♫ (hopedestruction@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 16:25:19 JST Hope Destruction ♫

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     @itsfoss

     Linux is NOT Windows, be open minded to understand your computer in a new way, don't try to find and do everything the same way.

   • Monoka (gerryt@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 16:27:44 JST Monoka

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     @itsfoss

     1st: Have a look at cross-platform applications that are available on the current platform and Linux, and see if they are good for you (e.g. LibreOffice, Zotero, Firefox, Thunderbird, Qoppa PDF Studio, ...)

     2nd: Is your computer/notebook and your printer etc. well supported by Linux? Check the internet for it.

     3rd: After switching: Look first for software in the distribution repositories and not on the websites of the projects. Install it from the distribution if available.

   • sarcastictoast (sarcastictoast@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 17:20:03 JST sarcastictoast

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     @itsfoss don't do it if you're happy with your current OS (non Linux). Do it if you're unhappy with it, or do it while thinking of the issues you've had with it. Maybe start slow, dual boot at first. But it's 2024 now, not 2004, so you'll be fine even with Wine

   • LuckyStoat (luckystoat@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 19:55:36 JST LuckyStoat

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     @itsfoss
     Please start by dual booting if possible. Linux isn't Windows and if you depend on specific proprietary software, you may find the open source equivalent might not be enough, or there might not even be one at all. But never the less, give it a week or two as your primary OS and give it a serious chance. And please choose a distro that tries to make it easy for new users, like Mint for example. There's no shame in wanting to have things just work.

   • Young Alpha (youngalpha2@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 20:41:30 JST Young Alpha

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     @itsfoss sudo rm -rf /

   • It's FOSS (itsfoss@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 20:30:50 JST It's FOSS

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     • Andrew Wedlake

     @adventure_tense That is an interesting take! It would make it a lot simpler for people to switch.

   • Andrew Wedlake (adventure_tense@mapstodon.space)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 20:30:51 JST Andrew Wedlake

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     @itsfoss My suggestion is to first try out (cross platform) open source apps first before looking for a Linux distro. Check out what there is to offer and explore the community. If it goes well, then the actual migration to Linux will be much easier.