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<body><div dir="auto">Hello Paul,<br>My opinion:-<br>Trial Mint or Ubuntu simply because they are considered easy to install. At this point do not worry about what you will settle with in the longer term. Get a little experience that will enable you to clarify your own thinking and questions.<br><br>Remember there is a base of software that is fairly common and available on most distributions. Some is also available on Windows. So for instance Libreoffice is available to you now.<br> Rather than planning to emulate Windows why not see if that meets your office needs.<br><br>If you are already familiar with key software there will be less to deal with when you fully move.<br><br>Regards<br>Alan Gray<br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 6 October 2023 10:51:33 BST, Paul Stenning via Swlug <swlug@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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I am hoping to be there, first time!<br>
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I am starting to look at moving to Linux instead of "upgrading" to
Windows 11 so would like to get opinions on suitable options for a
newbie (currently thinking Mint or Zorin), and the use of Wine or
Bottles for Windows software.<br>
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Paul<br>
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<div>We're going to meet at the Gatekeeper again next
Tuesday 10th, from around 6 pm. We're aiming to get a
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