How long time did you take migrating from Windows to GNU/Linux?

[gtmtnbiker98]

Well, I wish that I could completely switch; however, it will most likely never come to pass. At home, Linux is my primary OS with the exception of needing a Windows machine to VPN to my work.

Once I figure out how to reliably establish a PPTP VPN connection using either SuSE or Ubuntu then I can drop Windows entirely at home. I much prefer Linux now, but will admit, was a steep and rewarding learning curve for me.

[carlosponti]

Well, I wish that I could completely switch; however, it will most likely never come to pass. At home, Linux is my primary OS with the exception of needing a Windows machine to VPN to my work.

Once I figure out how to reliably establish a PPTP VPN connection using either SuSE or Ubuntu then I can drop Windows entirely at home. I much prefer Linux now, but will admit, was a steep and rewarding learning curve for me.

above a certain kernel level i think 2.6.16 i think pptp stuff is prebuilt into the kernel. i need to try working on it again too now that i have OpenSuse 10.1 installed at home but i forget what kernel i have. there is a website that has tutorials on how to set it up under Suse Fedora and one other. since i use slackware also i hadnt been able to experiment on making it work from the web site.

http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/

is the link

[X.Cyclop]

Well. I can't leave Windows.

I think with GNU/Linux i won't can live, because most apps are free and open source, and i won't have the same luck as Miguel (de Icaza), Linus or Nat.

For this reason I'm still using Windows.

[cary123]

3-12 i allways thought windows rox and mac and linux sux ballz but now i migrated and lurened that windows sux

[d38dm8nw81k1ng]

well, i became extremely anti-windows and anti-ms at some point. i'd already been using openoffice and the fox. one day i got a suse 9.2 DVD and i was a convert. i went on to suse 9.3 and linux became my full-time OS. i managed to get my brother off windows by using cedega to run warcraft III. i erased windows 2000 and tried debian. didn't like it so i eventually put gentoo on that spare 40GB and i'm still using it. i then got a laptop and windows was off within 2 weeks (once i was sure SuSE 9.3 worked properly on it). the actual time from first installing linux to using it as my full-time OS was about a month. it's like i was born to use linux

[Dark_Stang]

It took me about a month I guess. Once I got the wireless card setup and got comfortable with package managers windows was gone. The greatest thing is, I've never had linux cause a crash. I've had linux programs crash and cause issues, but most of that was caused by a KDE program running on a GNOME enviroment.

I will never miss the BSOD.

[apoorv_khurasia]

I love Age of Empires and first of all why do I need to migrate from Windows....why can't I use them simulatenously? Enjoy what both OS are best at.

[MikeTbob]

It took me a long time to switch to Linux full-time, 6 Mo X 10 is more like it. Considering I started using Linux with Redhat 5.2 and dual booted all the way through FC5.
I think the final straw for me was the release of MS WinXP.
Bloated, overblown and underworked fine mess it was, Thank you Bill Gates and Co.
I had a hard time letting go of Windows mostly because Multi-Media and hardware support was scarce in Linux. But I still play my games, Railroad Tycoon gold (Linux Version), Chess, and online games.