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| Posted: 08:34am 30 Oct 2025 |
Now I have both Win 11 and Mint running (different but similar boxes) I can get a better comparison. Ignoring the fact that Linux is free there are some interesting things.
Bluetooth and, sometimes, USB are generally handled better in Windows. (My bluetooth problems might be a fault with the Linux driver. However, Bluetooth is a standard and anything that works on Windows *should* also work on Linux)
Even if you have multiple desktops in Mint they are not as flexible as they are in Windows.
Minor things like setting an alternative search engine or browser are easier in Windows.
However,
Linux is better at handling anything that requires permissions for particular users.
Mint's appearance is more configurable then Windows 11.
The whole updates system is *far* better handled by Linux.
There will be many others, but you get the general idea. :) It's been many years since I used Linux as my main system - the last install was a fairly early version of Mint.
I don't think moving from Win 10 to Mint is much more traumatic than moving to Win 11. That has it's own idiosyncrasies.