Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop From The Landfill

On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:28:15 -0400, Alan K. wrote:

On 6/25/25 8:46 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

Another daily-diary article, this time trying out a few Linux distros
that might offer a less painful transition for Windows users
<https://www.tomshardware.com/news/live/before-windows-10-goes-eol-im-

testing-three-alternative-linux-distros-to-save-my-6-year-old-laptop-from-
the-landfill>.

 
A lot of the time, it seems to me, the hardest step for a Windows user
is copying a bootable Linux image (either live OS or installer) onto a
USB stick. What would be a quick, easy job on Linux itself requires a
fair bit of faffing about with third-party tools on Windows.

I'm partial to Linux Mint.  I've tried a few, MX Linux KDE seems to have
worked fine, and I have it as one of my 3 boot options.   However Mint
still gives me a more Windows feel,
not that I love Windows but I'm used to it since getting off of DOS.
 
Linux Mint Cinnamon version.

This morning before the caffeine kicked in I read an email with the title
'RCS has arrived at Mint'.  I'm not using Mint and was confused until I
realized that it was Mint Mobile, my phone carrier.

I ran a live Linux Mint. It was okay but not different enough that I
installed it permanently.