Additional Resources:
More people are considering switching to Linux due to Microsoft’s increasing hostility towards users. While I do acknowledg that the availability of certain applications and games on Linux can be a deterrent for some people more thing run on Linux than ever before. Is now the right time for you to move to Linux on the desktop?
Microsoft Is KILLING Windows | ft. Steve @GamersNexus
https://youtu.be/U_ZXmq5D7GE?si=F-CqPn07PCjAvBWG
Jeff Craft Computer switching to Linux
https://youtu.be/VLksV8krjsQ?si=_1TP_JkB7-Nj82Io
Control multiple computers at the same time with Barrier
https://youtu.be/-KiOMjqykbU?si=jnbv6bFy4tJ4Gyv9
My Linux Apps List
- Normal apps I use
- Logseq for notes (flatpak)
- Slack for business (flatpak)
- Signal Messenger (flatpak)
- Chrome for business Firefox for personal (deb package)
- Libre Office (apt package)
- VirtualBox for Windows (apt package)
- Remmina (flatpak)
- KmyMoney (apt package)
- Draw IO (flatpak)
- Bitwarden (flatpak)
- Creative apps
- GIMP, but it’s far from photo shop (apt package)
- OBS Studio (apt package)
- Audacity (apt package)
- KdenLive (flatpak)
- Shutter for screenshots (apt package)
- Davinci Resolve (their own installer)
- AAC audio issue
- Utilities
- Syncthing (added their repositories )
- Déjà Dup Backups for backups (flatpak)
- Barrier to control my media ingestion computer (apt package)
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Chapters
00:00 Why Move To Linux?
01:22 Linux Hardware Compatibility
02:30 My Distribution Choices
05:30 Linux Windows App Workarounds
06:18 APT and Flatpak Package Management Issues
08:41 The Linux Applications I use
12:20 The Linux Desktop in 2024