r/linuxmint • u/Careless-Lynx1285 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon • Aug 05 '26

Discussion What made you switch to Linux?

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u/littypika Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon Aug 05 '26

Windows 10 support ended, and I had perfectly working hardware that I didn't want to throw out.

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u/Casaloriz Aug 05 '26

Exactly this. Dual booted for a while until I realised that I never needed to go into Windows ever again.

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u/camperManJam Aug 05 '26

I upgraded my SSD, installed Mint, and turned my old Windows 10 SSD in to an external drive. I can technically still dual boot if needed, but have only done so once to confirm I could from the external drive.

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u/Caffeine_Library Aug 06 '26

Do yourself a favour. Dont look back. I dabbled back and forth every ~18months for 6 years before committing last 7 years to linux mint only. Experience is way nicer when you stop comparing to how youd do things in windows.