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posted by martyb on Tuesday July 24 2018, @06:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the welcome-to-the-party dept.

Forbes.com has published a piece by contributor Jason Evangelho entitled "5 Reasons You Should Switch From Windows To Linux Right Now".

When I published the highlights of my journey switching from Windows to Linux on my everyday laptop... it became one of my most viewed pieces this year. From where I'm sitting, that tells me a ton of people are interested -- are at least actively curious -- about ditching Windows and making the jump to Linux.

With that in mind, I wanted to present five reasons that may lead you to consider switching. Know that these are subjective, and they're targeted at the average Windows user and not folks who rely on Windows-exclusive applications for a paycheck.

One thing to know right up front: the modern Linux desktop OS is no longer the obtuse, bewildering and command line driven thing it used to be. Not remotely.

It's nice to see a free operating system getting some love in the mainstream press. Forbes running this article is more the story here than desktop Linux having advantages over Windows.

Be sure to read TFA to find out what the five reasons are. (Or see spoiler, below.)


1: Linux Gets Out Of Your Way
2: You're Not A Slave To The Terminal
3: Installing Software Is Even Easier
4: Updates aren't a headache. They're glorious
5: The Linux Community

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 24 2018, @07:44PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 24 2018, @07:44PM (#711862)

    My Linux servers don't have a GUI - I run them from the command line.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 24 2018, @07:51PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 24 2018, @07:51PM (#711866)

    You don't have to. You can run windows from the command line also.

    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:10PM (3 children)

      by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:10PM (#711922) Journal

      That's not a command line: that's a blue screen. Or BSOD.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:20PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:20PM (#711932)

        BSOD is the operating procedure for Microsoft products, not Linux.
        No GUI, commandline only? You must be on Slack, Gentoo or Arch ... or an old pirated copy of SCO.

        • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:28PM

          by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:28PM (#711938) Journal

          Manjaro/Arch: GUI and command line (xfce and i3)

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      • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday July 24 2018, @11:31PM

        by Freeman (732) on Tuesday July 24 2018, @11:31PM (#712029) Journal

        No, it's a command line, you just have to get used to a few compromises. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot-core/getstarted [microsoft.com]

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        Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"