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Is It That Hard to Use Linux as Your Main Computer Operating System?

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Marius Nestor
Jun 21, 2015

Every once in a while, I find myself in a situation where I’m being asked by someone who wants to migrate from a Microsoft Windows operating system if Linux is indeed a new home for Windows refugees. Migrating from an operating system to a different one is not for everyone, no matter if you’re switching from Windows to Linux, or from Linux to Mac, or from Mac to Windows.

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Marius Nestor

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