How to Get Started with the Linux Operating System
How to Get Started with the Linux Operating System Are the application options any better? This is one area that has been, in the past, a point of contention for Linux. If you ask any dyed in the wool Windows fan/user, they will tell you, just like with macOS, you cannot run Windows applications on Linux. But that’s not necessarily true. Thanks to a compatibility layer, called Wine (which used to stand for Wine Is Not an Emulator), many windows applications can be run on Linux. This is not a perfect system, and it’s not for everyone. But it does enable users to run many Windows applications on Linux. Even without native Windows applications, Linux still has you covered with the likes of: LibreOffice — a full-blown office suite (think MS Office) Firefox/Chromium/Chrome — fully functional web browsers (think Safari or Internet Explorer) The GIMP — a powerful image editing tool (think Photoshop) Audacity — a user-friendly audio rec...