Hello Linux Forums!
My name is Nym, I am a long time (1995-2022) former Windows User who just made the switch to Linux (Fedora Workstation).
I have grown increasingly concerned about privacy, security and user autonomy given the direction where Microsoft appears to be taking Windows, but the lack of performance and stability of Windows 11 was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
And thus, today I made a back up of my important data to an external drive, made a Fedora Installation USB using the Fedora Media Writer, and I rebooted my computer.
I was immediately enchanted by what I saw when I was met by the polished and modern live desktop environment, and after a lot, and I mean a lot of experimenting, looking at things, poking at things, some kneading here and there, and reading, lots of reading, I decided that it was the appropriate time for me to make the switch.
This is not really the first time that I have dabbled into Linux, but this is the first time that I have made the switch to Linux outside of experimenting on a virtual machine, or on an old, obsolete computer just to sate my curiosity, this was back in the 2000's when Ubuntu was all the in thing, I even received an Ubuntu Installation DVD from Canonical back then, although I misplaced it quite some time ago, along with the stickers.
I have to say that I am very pleasantly surprised with just how much Linux seems to have grown and evolved since the last time that I have used it, I am not really a computer user with many exotic needs, browsing the web, the occasional game, dabbling into art, and some hobbyist programming learning here and there, so switching to Linux full-time has proven to be relatively painless for me.
I am looking forward to exploring the wondrous things that Linux has to offer, in a way it feels like I am starting to rediscover what it feels like to start using a computer all over again, and on top of that I do actually feel like I am in control of my own computer, and that, that is priceless.
My name is Nym, I am a long time (1995-2022) former Windows User who just made the switch to Linux (Fedora Workstation).
I have grown increasingly concerned about privacy, security and user autonomy given the direction where Microsoft appears to be taking Windows, but the lack of performance and stability of Windows 11 was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
And thus, today I made a back up of my important data to an external drive, made a Fedora Installation USB using the Fedora Media Writer, and I rebooted my computer.
I was immediately enchanted by what I saw when I was met by the polished and modern live desktop environment, and after a lot, and I mean a lot of experimenting, looking at things, poking at things, some kneading here and there, and reading, lots of reading, I decided that it was the appropriate time for me to make the switch.
This is not really the first time that I have dabbled into Linux, but this is the first time that I have made the switch to Linux outside of experimenting on a virtual machine, or on an old, obsolete computer just to sate my curiosity, this was back in the 2000's when Ubuntu was all the in thing, I even received an Ubuntu Installation DVD from Canonical back then, although I misplaced it quite some time ago, along with the stickers.
I have to say that I am very pleasantly surprised with just how much Linux seems to have grown and evolved since the last time that I have used it, I am not really a computer user with many exotic needs, browsing the web, the occasional game, dabbling into art, and some hobbyist programming learning here and there, so switching to Linux full-time has proven to be relatively painless for me.
I am looking forward to exploring the wondrous things that Linux has to offer, in a way it feels like I am starting to rediscover what it feels like to start using a computer all over again, and on top of that I do actually feel like I am in control of my own computer, and that, that is priceless.