Having used Windows for a long time and looking into Linux now and then, a year or so ago, after having the umpteen problem with Windows, where I could only reinstall into Windows 8, where I had already needed help reinstalling into Windows 10 Pro, I finally decided to switch over completely to Linux and Kubuntu.

My previous experiences with Linux had been patchy and I felt that it had not matured sufficiently for me to be able to rely on it. A big problem was often actually being able to get online, as several distro's seemed completely dumb on their capabilities for this, and even being able to import windows drivers didn't encourage me.

Thankfully I have learnt how mature Kunbuntu is now and if I keep a separate Home drive on my laptop, as well as use back up, I am now able to survive the odd problem where something has gone wrong and I have had to reinstall Kubuntu. I have learnt from this not to accept a dialogue that can come up telling me that some files are no longer needed, because for me, has been the cause of not being able to login and needing a reinstall. So if you get this dialogue, while it may save some space, don't be tempted on this. I guess though that there may be good advice that may help to overcome this danger and enable a safe deletion of some files that will not do this kind of damage.

Well, on the whole I haven't regretted ditching Windows and with WINE I can thankfully use some of the Windows programs that don't seem to have Linux equivalents. A few bugs still seem to be in Kubuntu, such as the clipboard not working properly to paste in the last saved text, but hopefully that will be ironed out in due course. Perhaps somewhere here there is a solution, so I will have to see.

So if you happen to be wondering about switching over from Windows to say Kubuntu, back up important files and programs (which may transfer over and work straight away using WINE, as I found), you may like to consider biting the bullet. Just be careful what software you use to do the backup though, a simple basic copying to a suitably large portable drive might be safer, as I have found.

I wish you all the best, seasoned Linux expert if you are reading this, or newbie just testing the water.

Take care and God bless you, (or however you understand your higher power to be)!

Alan

Greetings Alan.