Linux Mint Experiment Part 2
TL;DR: Long time Windows user trying an alternative to Windows 10 on hardware that Windows 11 won’t support. Part 1 covered why and how the install was done and Mint tweaks on initial load. This post looks at initial impressions, basic software replacements, lessons learnt and next steps.
Initial impressions
Coming from Windows, booting into a desktop that looked at least familiar was a big plus. With a little bit of fiddling, all of my existing hardware was working and I could use all 3 screens including the laptop one which no longer needed a microscope to read. I had customised the wallpaper and that was about it. Now it was time to try to get to work.
Linux Mint Experiment Part 1
TL;DR: Long time Windows user trying an alternative to Windows 10 on hardware that Windows 11 won’t support. Part 1 covers why and how the install was done and Mint tweaks on initial load. Further posts will look at alternatives to Windows programs used and other challenges encountered.
Background
I started my PC journey with an early IBM PC and DOS on the command line way back when PCs were first a thing. I looked at Windows 2 and deleted it in horror, was sucked into Windows 3.1.1 with a corporate job, and apart from a brief affair with OS/2 Warp I have stuck with Windows through its various incarnations (apart from Vista, obviously 😱).