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Old 07-16-2014, 11:10 PM   #1
okcalibob
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Thumbs up Never to be held hostage by windows again!!!


Very new Linux user dumping windows for good!
 
Old 07-17-2014, 12:15 AM   #2
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welcome!
 
Old 07-17-2014, 11:22 AM   #3
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I thought I heard a loud bang Welcome
 
Old 07-17-2014, 02:10 PM   #4
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just keep in mind that from time to time you might need to use Windows software
and not everything will run in wine
 
Old 07-17-2014, 02:37 PM   #5
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just keep in mind that from time to time you might need to use Windows software
and not everything will run in wine
Correct, I have a Virtual Machine with Windows 7 installed here in Linux. Just for Microsoft Office 2013 (I have an Office 365 account) and Newsleecher. Other Windows programs and a few games that I use do run nicely through Wine
 
Old 06-28-2018, 05:47 PM   #6
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I got fed up with Windows too. October 2016 was my seminal moment. It was just after the UK's NHS Ransomware attack. I'd been having problems anyway as I was still on XP.


I'd installed Slackware 8 back in 2001 and liked it with KDE.


October 2016 was the big switchover for me. It takes quite a while to change the mindset away from Windows but you'll never be bored with the challenges.


Good luck and stick at it. Once you get beyond the Blowing-it-all-to-Kingdom-Come-Regularly and you figure out what caused your Hiroshima events, you'll have a ball and realise that Linux at home is the Ultimate IT Playground.


Enjoy yourself!
 
Old 06-29-2018, 05:16 AM   #7
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Greetings okcalibob. Leaving m$ was one of the best things I've done.
 
  


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