<div dir="ltr"><h1 id="gmail-id_title" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:3.125rem;line-height:3.25rem;font-family:RobotoCondensed-Bold,arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 5px;letter-spacing:0.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:0px 0px 8px">How to Make the Switch From Windows to Linux</h1><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px">Unlike Windows and macOS, there isn't just one version of Linux. Instead, Linux is packaged into many different distributions, or "distros," each with their own interface and set of features. One may use a Mac-like interface with a dock and an "app store," while others may use a more minimalist interface and require installing apps from the command line.</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px">Exploring the bevy of Linux distributions out there is a fun part of the hobby, but for your first installation, you will likely want something popular and beginner-friendly, so it's easy to get help when you need it.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px"><br></span></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.938rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px">here are a lot of distributions that aim to mimic Windows in layout and functionality, like <a class="external" href="https://zorinos.com/" target="_blank" style="background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(226,3,9);font-weight:bold">Zorin OS</a>, but they're on the smaller side, and you won't have as big a community to tap as you learn your way around. <a class="external" href="https://ubuntu.com/" target="_blank" style="background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(226,3,9);font-weight:bold">Ubuntu</a>, on the other hand, is <a class="external" href="https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity" target="_blank" style="background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(226,3,9);font-weight:bold">arguably the most popular</a> distro on desktop PCs, but it isn't very Windows-like at all these days.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.938rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px">Linux Mint is a perfect in-between option: it's designed for beginners, offers a familiar desktop environment, and it's based on Ubuntu, so you can make use of the enormous Ubuntu/Mint community when you need help.</p><div class="gmail-row gmail-pcm-content" style="margin:0px auto 1em;max-width:66.875rem;width:718px;clear:both;padding-bottom:1em;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(242,242,242);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto-300,arial,sans-serif;font-size:18.72px;letter-spacing:0.9px"><div class="gmail-column gmail-hide-for-large-up"><div class="gmail-in-content-lazy" id="gmail-lazy-1"></div></div></div>How to install Linux Mint?</div><div>Read More: <a href="https://in.pcmag.com/adobe-photoshop-cc-2014/134514/how-to-make-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux">https://in.pcmag.com/adobe-photoshop-cc-2014/134514/how-to-make-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux</a><br></div><div><br></div>-- <div><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Navin Dhanuka<br>~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed <br>is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::<br></div></div></div>