Subj : Re: Computers
To   : Mhansel739
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Aug 13 2024 12:11:52

  Re: Re: Computers
  By: Mhansel739 to MIKE POWELL on Tue Aug 13 2024 07:42 am

 Mh> take the chance or lack the discipline to learn something "different"? Or
 Mh> has Linux gotten a reputation for being "overly technical"?

I feel like Linux has always been fairly technical, but I think it has gotten better in recent years with the various GUI window managers and desktop environments.  Depending on the Linux distro, I think the user experience can be somewhat similar to Mac OS now, where you can use GUI applications for many things, but also go to the command line to do some tasks if you want to.

These days, my favorite Linux distro is Linux Mint. I've been using it on a secondary PC (my BBS PC) since about 2015, and it has always been fairly easy to maintain and update, and has been very stable.  Linux Mint is available in editions with Cinnamon, Xfce, and I think one or two other GUI environments.  I like the Cinnamon and Xfce environments; I've been using the one with Xfce on my BBS PC, and my main PC is set up to dual-boot between Windows and Linux Mint with Cinnamon.

Nightfox
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