Open Source and Free Software

We are so much happier and computing is 1,000 more enjoyable since we switched to Linux.
I have spent maybe 4 hours in downtime to fix a problem, in the last 2 years, as opposed to weekly messing around with Windows glitches.

Mr. Dixie builds our puters. He is hearing not nice things about changes to Ubuntu ( we are serious about privacy) and has been testing
Mint and a few others.

for those making the initial change over to Linux, I would suggest learning the ropes on Ubuntu, and then test driving other versions
of Linux as you get comfortable.

Biggest drawback is one does get used to certain Windows programs and apps and games.
Usually there is a Linux version. It does come with full Open Office suite, which I like.
to me, Linux was very intuitive and I got up to speed very quickly after the change over.

Also be aware that streaming on Linux is iffy. amazon and Netflix are not Linux friendly.
My solution...I use dvds.

I really reallly really like VLC player, it was in the Linux Synaptic Manager ( that's a collection of apps and games built in , you choose, click, it installs itself, and removal is just as easy).

and I really like how Linux cleans itself, does not clog up with data the way Windows does.

Finally, Linux to date is pretty resistant to malware and other bad guys, and any bugs get caught and isolated from the rest of the drive.
and of course the best part: installation and upgrades and etc are free.