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Install Linux

Which distro? And with which desktop environment? Or, with just a window manager?

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any form of Debian

For those who come from Windows I'd recommend #Cinnamon

#LMDE Linux Mint Debian Edition is worth to have a look at, too

LMDE is rough around the edges sometimes. At least, it's not as polished as the regular release.

I used tens of distros with different desktops and even just window managers for over a decade. I only stopped using Linux a couple of years ago and came back to using Windows. My main reason was, sometimes you just want things to work. Main problem I had was with MS Office compatibility. I could run earlier versions of Office in Wine or GNOME Box. But they weren't as good. I could run the web version, but it's pretty basic, too. Any suggestions?

#LibreOffice #Softmaker_Office (proprietary, but 100% compatible) #WPS_Office or MicroSoft Office via wine (Try it with #PlayOnLinux)

I installed #LMDE on many client's and family's and friends' PCs, never got a complaint. For newbies and non techies imho it's the best.

LibreOffice is good enough, but unfortunately not 100℅ compatible. Especially for large, complex files. Didn't try MS Office with PlayOnLinux. Tried it with Wine. Wasn't seamless. Didn't tried with Softmaker or WPS office. Have to try them.

Technically, #PlayOnLinux is a wine frontend with presettings for several #Windows programs. Though I d recommend a native #Linux program.