How to easily switch your PC from Windows to Linux Mint

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rolph · 2h ago

the upgrade from windows to linux is the easy part, user conversion is the friction. MS has made user conversion slightly easier with recent maligifications, but users need a bit of reorientation.

they need to understand local storage, and what a file is. they need to be broken from cloud flow and trained for local workflow. they need to to understand user based security practices, vs remote access based firewall rules.

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How to easily switch your PC from Windows to Linux Mint – for free

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