Not a Linux user yet. Considering it, once Microsoft ends support for Windows 7, it seems I'll be forced to go to Windows 10 or whatever abomination comes out of Redmond to replace it.

I've got very little experience with Linux, I've worked with Unix a little bit, though.

I'll be referring back to the LQ page off and on.

For now, I'm still in the very early learning stages.

Joe

Welcome to the forum.

Hi, welcome to the forum! Recommend you try Linux out using a virtual machine, such as VirtualBox and loading some Linux ISO files for some distributions so as to gain some experience in advance of that support end date.

Hi Joe, welcome to the forum

Here are a couple tutorials that might be helpful...

http://linuxsurvival.com/linux-tutorial-introduction/

http://www.tecmint.com/free-online-l...for-beginners/

Regards...

Welcome to LQ.

Linux is not hard, but it is different. Be ready for the different, and you will be okay.

Very true. Once you get past the newness, you'll likely find it easier.

There's no time like the present, so if you have a spare machine I'd recommend trying a few variants from the Linux Mint series.

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