Jerry and Alana The Fairy (Oregon USA)21 minutes ago
Morning sprinkle and hugs, Fern! Linux is different than Windows by a lot. In general, Windows software won't run on Linux, but there are ways to get a lot of it to run. The best is a virtual machine if your computer can make use of them. Other options are to use WINE, Bottles, Boats, etc. These are basically compatibility software to help run Windows software. I do have both systems on my computer. When booting I can select either the Windows or Linux drives to boot from (for now). Later I'll probably just convert the Windows drive to data storage. Anyway, moving to Linux isn't a simple thing, but it's more efficient and more private than Windows and there's a lot of free software for Linux that can possibly replace what you use in Windows. For example, though I have MS Office, most of the time I use LibreOffice. It's free and available for both Windows and Linux. It can't do 100% of what Office can do, but it is compatible with Office files. I used LibreOffice to create catalog sheets for the company I used to work for. Anyway, it's important to look at what you need to do, what software you need to do it, then see if there are free alternatives for Linux. Another example is Photoshop. GIMP is free for Windows and Linux and can do most of what Photoshop does. The nice part about finding software that has versions for both Windows and Linux is that you can try it out and learn it on Windows before you make a decision to change to Linux. Happy Wednesday! 💖😘💖😘💖😘💖😘💖
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