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Linux makes me forget I’m a narcissist

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I think it will but i recon it will take a while. Mint/vanilla os are pretty much ideal for the newbies. Ans steam os once it comes to desktop will be pretty good as well.

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It’s going to happen (probably this year or next), but it’s going to be mostly Chrome OS and Steam OS.

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It won’t be a single year it’ll be many years, built entirely on something that has already happened (Proton)

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I’m an accidental Linux adopter this year. I accidentally bricked a relatively new laptop by messing up an MSConfig setting, and since I didn’t have Windows restore discs, I just switched it to a Linux desktop.

I honestly didn’t know what to expect, but the laptop has been running really smooth since then. I didn’t have a huge Steam library to replace, so the only bummer has been one or two Windows/Mac only apps that I haven’t been able to find Linux replacements for yet. Otherwise, 8/10, would brick my laptop again.

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Sick What distro u on? What are the programs? Happy to help find replacements or worste case cenario u can run em in a vm

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Thanks, mate. I installed Mint because a couple threads I checked said it was probably the best for people with no experience with Linux. One program I was trying to find a replacement for is a Monte Carlo simulation add-on for MS Excel called SIPMath Modeler tools from probabilitymanagement.org. I just started using LibreOffice as a replacement to Excel, so honestly I haven’t checked out the add-on library yet. I’m not too worried about it yet since I have an older laptop that’s air gapped now and still running Excel 2016 if I absolutely need to run the program.

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https://youtu.be/oUwX-JrAfVE?si=rSHuiPP13relt6iO

Just did a quick search and this video came up. Maybe it will help point you in the right direction?

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