What are the benefits of Linux

MineIQ1701

MineIQ1701

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I've used windows my whole life, but im starting to get interested in Linux. What are the benefits of this OS (other than it being free)? Also, what would be the most friendly, user-oriented variant for me to try out? Anything else I need to be aware of?
 
I started experimenting with Linux about two years ago. I started with Linux Mint, which is a nicer offspring of Ubuntu (IMO). On my laptop it really helped conserve battery power and performed very quick and snappy.

If you want to experiment with Linux, I suggest installing it on a virtual machine (Use VirtualBox - it's the most user friendly)
 
Like said, its fast, very secure, and free. You will need to learn how to use it, just as you needed to learn windows the first time you used it. It's different in a lot of aspects.
 
one of the best features is security

they barely ever catch virus

i started on ubuntu but would also recomend linux mint
 
The amount of free software that is readily available is also a nice thing. And the fact that pretty much any issue can be fixed by asking for help from the community or by doing it yourself, you don't have to wait for the developers of a distribution to fix an issue and upload an update. You can, with the right knowledge and tools, make your own distribution by building on top of the Linux kernel or customize a distribution to your needs and preferences.
 
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I like the control-- if I don't like a particular program, there's probably a variant or even an entirely different one out there that does what I want.

Linux is entirely customizable; I can theme it any way I like, limited to my imagination and programming skill. You can't do that so well in Windows.

Part of my first career involved using command-line interfaces, so for my start in Linux I decided to go the learning route and installed Slackware manually. I eventually moved to Ubuntu because I'm lazy (and installing Slack takes a lot of time).

Depending on how well Ubuntu 12.04 works on my machine when it releases, I may go somewhere else, likely a fork such as Lubuntu or Mint, or maybe another Debian direction; only time will tell.
 
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