Wow thank you all so much for your advice.
I never thought to use virtual box to try out Linux. That's an excellent idea!
I may like Wine for two reasons now ;)
I think this weekend shall be spent doing a bit more research and hopefully begin testing :D
Excited !
With the arrival of Windows 10 and the swift decline of my laptops functionality not to mention endless amounts of unremovable bloatware crap ! I've had it with windows now!
Being nearly 30 and wanting a change of career I've just started an IT apprenticeship. Safe to say its a hard learning...