From a Windows User’s Perspective
I avoided Linux for years. Not because it was bad, but because it felt unnecessary. Windows worked, things mostly ran, and when they didn’t, I rebooted and moved on. Linux entered my life out of necessity: Raspberry Pis, servers, Docker, Plex, and eventually anything I didn’t want Windows touching.
This post is a practical, beginner-friendly overview of Linux. No distro wars, no gatekeeping. Just enough to understand what Linux is, how it’s different from Windows, and how to not feel lost the first time you open a terminal.