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Pol-itical-crap ago

"Windows is compromised. Linux is nowhere near as hard to use or install as FUD would have you believe. Numerous posts have been created here over the years on getting started in the various Linux flavors, and we are more than happy to help out."

I installed Linux when Windows XP lost tech support. But I also play Lord of the Rings Online, which does not install onto Linux. They have a Play on Linux Windows Environment (WinE) which creates a virtual OS so you can some Windows programs on Linux, as well. Regrettably, LOTRO was too big a program for WinE, so I ended up dual booting my PC with one side Windows and the other side Linux. This went well for many years. However, there are viruses that attack Linux (although few and far between. My Linux side became unusable and Linux has no tech support. I tried uninstalling Linux and trying another distro, but something is wrong on my hard drive. Windows 7 still works fine, but it has many maintenance needs. When support for W7 ends in 2020,. I am going to just use Linux alone, and stop playing LOTRO. BTW, I put Linux Mint on my wife's PC and even though it is now deprecated, it still runs fine. She just does email and Internet surfing. I tend to do much more with computers. If VOAT has a subverse for Linux support, it will be worth doing. But Linux has a learning curve to it. DOS still exists on Windows, but it is rarely used by consumers, so command prompts in Linux might be intimidating.