Probably like many of you i switched to Linux. I first used it in 2012 when i heard about it in School. Back then i used Ubuntu, but could not figure it out how to play my Games on CD, DVDs and Steam so i switched back to Windows.
Over the Years i often tried it out again but had various problems with it.
Now, thanks to the Trump Donald, i have a real reason to no longer use Microshaft Proudcts. Our Boycott!
So far i tried Linux Mint, KDE Neon, Kubuntu, ZorinOS, PopOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Gnu Guix, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch, Antergos. That is over 10 years.
What i found out:
- i dont like gnome, i find the ui weird. xfce is too cobbled together imo and ugly, lxqt too.
- i like kde and budgie
- im currently on kubuntu and gnu guix :)
Linux is kind of hard coming from windows, but i wont switch back now. It is more than just using a OS, it is now a mindset: more independent Europa! Maybe i will even switch to OSS that is made by European Firms and Developers, afterall if i donate i want my money to stay in Europa.
I’ve settled on a few distros depending on use case and I use linux for most of my PC related stuff. I do keep a Windows partition on almost every machine though. Just for the odd github project that only supports Windows, some games or if anything happened to my Linux partition and I need to use my machine in a hurry I could still boot into that. Don’t always have a bootstick with me.
I’m right there with you regarding desktop environments. Xfce is fine for older machines but I’ve found that Kanotix (debian based distro optimised for slow hardware and live sessions that has a kde version) runs well on pretty much anything.
Also fyi Kubuntu and KDE Neon are extremely similar under the hood but kde components tend to work better with the latter, especially using wayland. Just in case you run into trouble down the line.