Re: My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it goes

On Fri, 16 May 2025 23:36:19 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

So, the “week” stretched on a bit longer than a week
<https://www.tomshardware.com/news/live/my-week-with-linux>.

Typical problems of a Windows power user, which is only a minority of
Windows users. On Linux Mint Cinnamon, things are more intuitive for a
Windows power user than on Ubuntu.

For most Windows or Mac users, a PC (Chromebox) or laptop (Chromebook)
running ChromeOS Flex (with ChromeOS) would be the better choice for
anything web-related. "Google Office" (Google Workspace, even the free
version) easily replaces Microsoft Office for most home users or small
businesses and can open most documents from Microsoft Office,
https://www.demandsage.com/google-workspace-vs-office-365/
Google Workspace vs Office 365 - Which is better?
By Shubham Singh / February 17, 2025

(And if you prefer Libreoffice, it can be installed in the Linux VM of
ChromeOS)

Migration shouldn't be too complicated with Google Drive's Windows
client, which synchronizes local files with Google Drive. Emails can
also be transferred to Gmail using third-party software. Then Windows
on the old PC can be replaced with ChromeOS Flex.

As a 40-year DOS/Windows power user who has been using Linux (Mint, MX
Linux) and ChromeOS for several years, I have replaced most of the
Windows PCs in the family with ChromeOS or ChromeOS Flex for
simplicity and security.

My main system for professional work, where I use specialized software
for Windows, remains a virtualized Windows 11 running on VMWare
Workstation Pro on a Windows host (modern hardware, 96 GB RAM, so
switching from Windows 11 to Linux made no sense, otherwise Linux Mint
would be a good host for VMWare Workstation Pro). I work remotely on
the Windows VM. Most of the time with Remmina-RDP on ChromeOS,
sometimes with Chrome Remote Desktop.

Regards

M.