Switching to Linux

After decades with Windows, it's time for something new

Switching to Linux has been painful. I am sticking with Linux for the forseeable future.

I’ve been using Windows for decades, and macOS professionally for almost a decade. Although all my servers are running Linux, I haven’t used it for desktop. Any Linux distro is going to be an uphill battle.

When I encountered any problems on Windows, I usually have some idea where the solution might be: the control panel, registry editor, etc. On Linux, I don’t even know where in the control panel to look. When I switched my desktop environment, I now had a different control panel. This is fully reasonable, but when you’re trying to get the hang of it, everything becomes a bit too much at times.

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