[Swlug] Cardiff SWLUG meet Tuesday 10th October

[Alan Gray]

Hello Paul,
My opinion:-
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.

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.
 Rather than planning to emulate Windows why not see if that meets your office needs.

If you are already familiar with key software there will be less to deal with when you fully move.

Regards
Alan Gray


On 6 October 2023 10:51:33 BST, Paul Stenning via Swlug <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I am hoping to be there, first time!
>
>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.
>
>Paul
>
>
>On 03/10/2023 12:46, Louise Knight via Swlug wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> We're going to meet at the Gatekeeper again next Tuesday 10th, from around 6 pm. We're aiming to get a table upstairs, hopefully away from noisy crowds and cold draughts :-)
>> 
>> Louise
>> 
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