{"id":242813,"date":"2026-05-02T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/is-it-time-to-start-using-linux\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T04:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:50:31","slug":"is-it-time-to-start-using-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/is-it-time-to-start-using-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it time to start using Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it time to start using Linux?<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/disconnect.blog\/is-it-time-to-start-using-linux\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-02 11:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: disconnect.blog<\/a><\/p>\n

As you\u2019ll know if you\u2019re a regular reader, I\u2019ve been on a kick of getting of US tech for some time. But as I was doing it, it also kind of morphed into a reassessment of which tech and services I use altogether \u2014 US or otherwise. I\u2019ve toyed with the idea of ditching streaming services for an old iPod (more on that soon) but there\u2019s one thing that\u2019s been on my mind this whole time that I\u2019ve been hesitant to give a real shot.<\/p>\n

That is, of course, trying to use Linux.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll probably know I\u2019m a longtime Apple user \u2014 once a fanboy, now just someone who uses it because it\u2019s what I\u2019m used to and I can\u2019t imagine going back to Windows as my main machine. But the notion of switching to Linux, or at least seeing how feasible it is, has been there for some time. And recent developments have been pushing me more and more in that direction.<\/p>\n

It probably started with seeing the effort to get people to try Linux after Microsoft announced it was cutting support for Windows 10 in 2025. (It will now end in October 2026 after the backlash.) All these older computers on the operating system were going to be put out to pasture by the big megacorp, but a bunch of techies jumped in to help convert those PCs into Linux machines. And for many users, Linux was just fine.<\/p>\n

As the tide has turned even more against Microsoft as it\u2019s crammed its operating system and services with Copilot, the effort to go to Linux has gained even more steam. I\u2019ve read plenty of articles over the past year or so from people at various tech publications who\u2019ve tried Linux and didn\u2019t see the point of going back. That was reinforced to me earlier this year when I spoke to Aftermath\u2019s Chris Person on Tech Won\u2019t Save Us and he told me about how moving to Linux worked for him.<\/p>\n

The thing that really probably pushed me over the edge was seeing the new Framework 13 Pro laptop. I\u2019m not saying I\u2019m about to pick one up, but it resurrected this desire to actually give it a shot \u2014…<\/p>\n

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