Moving from Vista to Linux?

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Been running Linux since Vista went defunct because many sites stopped working.

They warned of incompatibilities and vulnerabilities, hackers. But in reality, things just didn't work anymore.

Linux excellent OS. I run Linux Mint. Took a little getting used to. Download, verify, burn OS to disk or USB. Support is out there, but not of the hand-holding variety. 10 things to do after install were very helpful sites.

I keep a bootable, burned DVD of Linux Mint Cinnamon, currently Mint 20, on hand. When the hard drive goes, it will boot and connect. I did have an upgrade problem when one of the updates didn't support my Wifi for some reason, but all other upgrades continue to work fine with the old kernel as the OS SW is called. I also run about a 10 year old pc.

So a bootabe DVD is a good way to try the OS and become familiar with the requirements, how to upgrade its parts and programs, how it feels. It is good not to be plagued with expiring software requiring $$$ renewals.

There is also Linux ISOfx10.6. It's supposed to work just like Win10. But I'm sure there is even less support with that.