Penguins break out of Windows
Insights to Odot deciding to move from Windows to Linux Mint.
The days of using Windows died out when I started to work with Linux. Yea, I was one who came up with the usage of Windows like many others. Over time I started to see the power that Linux offers and decided to go with it as a main operating system. The question however is how do I achieve such? Do I really want to use Linux as a OS instead of Windows? The programs of many are compatible with Windows, but Linux has grown over the years. Most of the services that are used through the browser can be accessed via the internet. After taking some careful consideration, I decided to install Linux. The ultimate question of which distribution was now at hand.
While working with the many distributions out there for linux, I had a hard time to decide. Working with the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), I was able to get a grasp of linux. It was great, but it was taking much space each program that was installed. I believe much of the storage was having Windows and Linux on one system. Nah, I need the space because the comptuer started moving very slow and lagging a lot. This led me to use the tool Ventoy.
Ventoy is a open-source tool for creating bootable USB drives. This means that you can load several images to the usb and boot what you like. Wow I thought as I started downloading several distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian and Linux Mint to try out. After working with each one, I found that Linux Mint is the one that is able to work great with my computer. Not much freezing like Ubuntu and Debian, with a size smaller allowed the computer to have more space. After booting it with the usb for some time now to work with it, eventually I took a moment to think about all before continuing. Once the install happens where Windows is removed from the system, there is no rewind button. Well there is, but I would need to purchase a Windows key to allow me to have an official Windows OS. After thinking for about an hour, I went ahead clicking the install button of Linux Mint.
Linux Mint is so incredible because right from the start it has applications that you may use preinstalled. When downloading the distribution you are offered three types: Cinamon, Xfce and MATE. I decided to go with the Xfce version because of it being lightweight for the computer that I am using. Once installed (which may take some time) there are many preinstalled apps that are avail. After using it for about a month I must say the going back to Windows isn’t an option. Most of the tools that I use are within the terminal so I have been able to do much just like I would with Windows. Lately I also been working on my programming with Python, Bash and network commands so all has been on point. If you are one who is interested in doing the change but aren’t sure, I hope this post helps.
Until next time.
Peace to All.