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Do you have an older laptop or desktop PC that you use exclusively for visiting websites, checking Gmail, Facebooking, watching YouTube videos or most any other Internet-based activity?
If the answer to the above question is yes, did you know that you would almost certainly enjoy a better user experience by running Linux on your PC instead of Windows?
Well, it’s true, and here are the reasons why: [Read more…]
Question from Louis: I’d been having trouble with Windows on my Acer computer so I went online looking for a solution.
I wasn’t having much luck with my search but then I happened to stumble across your post about replacing Windows with Linux.
Well, it intrigued me, and after thinking about it for a while I held my breath and installed Linux Mint. I chose Mint over the others because you said it works a lot like Windows. [Read more…]
Do you have an older computer that you’re thinking about replacing because it runs too slowly?
Well, there is a much cheaper alternative (it’s free!) for you to consider.
I know how enticing the idea of simply junking it and replacing it with a brand new PC can be, but you might be better off replacing the operating system instead.
Question from Ed: I have a Lenovo laptop that came with Windows 8.1 preinstalled.
The hard drive died and I have to replace it and my co-worker recommended that I install Linux on it.
The thing is, there are so many Linux versions to choose from that trying to pick one is about to make my head explode.
Which version of Linux do you recommend for a system that was running Windows 8.1 previously? [Read more…]
Some time ago I wrote a post explaining how replacing Windows with Linux can breathe new life into and older computer.
Since that post was written I’ve had a lot of people ask me which Linux distro I recommend they install, and I’ve usually responded with Ubuntu, for two reasons: [Read more…]