I've been trying to migrate to a Linux platform for general use for years but always seem to fail. I've run virtual machines for specific uses, but never as got into the swing for my go to device. Did run it on a Dell device for a while but then COVID hit and the girls ended up sharing it for school work; the dual boot became a bit of a hassle.
I've now lost that laptop to my younger daughter, the eldest uses my old MacBook, they're both at that age where they play games with their friends during endless Whatsapp calls. On that basis I've bought a refurbished HP laptop which is ALL MINE 'mischievous cackle'.
Source: Laptops Direct
It's nothing fancy and was reasonably cheap but to be honest, I'm well impressed with the performance. It's powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, has 8GB RAM and has a 256GB SSD. It cost a about a 5th compared to my old Dell XPS which isn't that much older, but is faster. The major difference is I feel I could batter a bear with the Dell but the HP might be a little fragile in comparison. It doesn't leave the house though so that's not a biggy.
I've been running it on Windows 11 for the past week or so, today I finally got around to shrinking the Windows partition and installing Ubuntu. Many would be bored to tears but do you know what, I'd be quite happy earning a living from doing this stuff.
I've done the basics and this Hive post is being compiled from Ubuntu - yes I've not broken it yet. My job over the next few days is to see whether I can find Linux based versions of some of the apps and cloud services I use. So far so smooth though. Linux distros have really go their act together over the past decade or so on the usability front. In fact, it was easier to get all the hardware running with Linux than on Windows. Might consider suggesting Ubuntu to my mum who is really struggling with the performance of her old laptop.
Any way, that's enough Linux waffle from me for now. Fingers crossed I'll be back tomorrow ... that's assuming I don't bugger things up between now and then!