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Serious question , my laptop is getting old. 7-8, years now I don't want to put money in tech for w new one. I want to use it with Linux , as I just use for very Norma stuff and Zero gaming. My use cases will be use of office, use if browsers, simple image editors, pdf reader and manipulation, copying images from to and from HDD , copying media to HDD etc. Connecting iPhone, android for file uploading download etc.
I don't want hassle of
What Linux will just work? I mean simple install and start using.
In my newbie experience, the answer is: No.
There are still random snags and blocks to things you will probably expect or want to be able to do.
That being said, it's sooooo much better than is was. If those snags are minor and not irritating for you, you'll be able to work around them, I think.
And the wider community can be friendly and helpful, though not always empathetic / fully understanding of the lack of Linux knowledge you might be starting from, (again) in my experience.
Haven't tried to print anything yet either...printers always seem to Bork on nearly every OS...
Edit: first installed Linux mint this week on a dell XPS laptop.
how about using winword ? and excel. I know there exists alterntives on linux, but I have seen that open office wrekcs havoc on document formatting. is there a if not as good as , but next to good word editor for linux and is it out of box ?
Sorry, not actually used any Linux office packages yet. Briefly used office365 online, which was, as you'd expect, more or less the same experience as windows / Mac.
Have had a look around and there are, apparently, as many opinions about which Linux office suit is best as there are possible usage situations or different office suits... 🥲