Okay I see. Thanks for the clarification!

So if I wanted two users for instance, then I’d have to download an extra copy of each piece of software (one per user) to be able to access (if I wanted tk store them on the drive and not on the network?)

I’m sure they will! I appreciate it!

Interesting. Thank you!

Do you know of good emulation setups in Linux? I’ve run a bunch of emulators (NES, SNES, N64, GBA, and some GameCube and Playstation although not as prevalent), and am interested in getting something to emulate the Switch after I upgrade the hardware.

I’ll be stuck with Windows on my work laptop, that’s not something that I will be able to change anyway. I can point out as things come up, but with industry accepted software (like SolidWorks for example) that we use daily I can’t see us switching to any alternative.

Do others auto-update or are users prompted as updates become available?

Would the programs I install while using one desktop environment not be accessible from the other desktop environment? Akin to installing software in a Windows computer and each user logging into that computer can access that software?

Noted: avoid xorg.conf!

That’s why I’m wanting to make the switch now! I’m really disliking how constrained I’ve felt with what applications and especially subscription based services.

Okay so maybe ease myself in with dual boot, then Linux + virtual Windows, then Linux only. That seems like a good transition.

I’ve added it to the list for review! Thank you!

Thank you!

Does a desktop environment really draw that much more resource than another?

Gaming is not a high priority for me on the desktop, but the others I will keep in mind!

I suppose trial by fire can be a fast method of learning! Thanks for the response!

Okay great! What are the improvements/benefits of KDE that make you say that?

Perfect, thank you!

Yes non-corporate is pretty important to me as the reason to move away from Windows in the first place! Thanks for the suggestions!

Do most distributions not have those things? I imagined a taskbar/search/options to be pretty standardized and having the option for desktop with icons at least.