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guide to transitioning from Windows to Fedora Linux.</p> <span id="more-41493"></span> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Motivation</h2> <p> Switching operating systems is a big step for many people – often accompanied by uncertainties. This is exactly the situation my parents are facing right now: Windows 10 will soon stop receiving updates, and Windows 11 hasn’t won them over. The design, new hardware requirements, and overall usability of Windows 11 just don’t align with what they want. At the same time, my mother still vividly remembers a frustrating experience she had with Ubuntu years ago, which convinced her that Linux, in general, was not for her. </p> <p> This is where Fedora Linux comes into play. Fedora offers a modern, user-friendly, and stable platform that is ideal for both Linux newcomers and experienced users. Unlike Ubuntu, Fedora strikes a well-balanced mix of innovation and reliability without overwhelming the user with unnecessary restrictions. Fedora avoids proprietary software and privacy concerns often associated with other operating systems and provides an open, transparent environment that can be tailored to individual needs. </p> <p> In this article, I want to demonstrate how the transition can be made as smooth as possible. Ultimately, Fedora should prove that Linux is not just a powerful tool for developers but also an excellent alternative for everyday use, even for skeptical users. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Step-by-Step Guide:</h2> <p>Before you start, check the <a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/release-notes/hardware_overview/#_recommended_system_configuration" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/release-notes/hardware_overview/#_recommended_system_configuration">recommended</a> requirements for Fedora:<span class="--r sentence_highlight"></span><span class="--l sentence_highlight"></span></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>2GHz dual core processor or faster</li> <li>4GB System Memory</li> <li>20GB unallocated drive space</li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Start</h3> <p> Switching to Fedora Linux can breathe new life into an older PC, and the process is easier than many people think. By following these steps, you can set up Fedora quickly and efficiently, without risking existing data or running into compatibility issues. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Get a new hard disk (Preferably an SSD):</h4> <p>For a fresh start, it’s highly recommended to use a new hard drive for the installation. This approach ensures that any existing data or configurations on the current drive remain untouched, providing peace of mind during the transition. An SSD (Solid State Drive) is the best choice for this purpose. SSDs are faster, more reliable, and have become very affordable. A 500GB SSD, for example, costs around 35€ and provides ample space for Fedora, applications, and personal files.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Prepare a Bootable Linux USB Stick:</h4> <p>The next step is to create a bootable USB stick with Fedora Linux. This will be used to install the operating system onto the new drive. Tools like <a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/preparing-boot-media/#_fedora_media_writer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fedora Media Writer</a> make this process incredibly simple. </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Download the Fedora Media Writer and install it on any available PC or laptop.</li> <li>Insert a USB stick with at least 8GB of free space.</li> <li>Use the tool to download and load the Fedora installation image onto the USB stick.</li> </ul> <p>This creates a portable installer that can be used to boot directly into Fedora on the target PC.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Install the New SSD in the Old PC:</h4> <p> With the USB stick ready, the next step is to install the new SSD in the PC. Opening the PC case and replacing or adding a drive is a straightforward process for most systems. Generally, this involves securing the SSD in an available slot and connecting it to the motherboard and power supply using the provided cables. For those unfamiliar with this process, online guides and videos can be very helpful. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Boot from the USB Stick:</h4> <p>After installing the new drive, power on the PC and access the boot menu (usually by pressing a key like F12, ESC, or DEL during startup). From the boot menu, select the USB stick as the boot device. If the USB device is listed in both a legacy/BIOS mode section and a UEFI section, it is recommended to select the UEFI option, as it is the more modern and secure boot method. This will load the Fedora live environment, allowing the system to boot into Fedora directly from the USB stick. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Install Fedora Linux:</h4> <p>Once in the live environment, the Fedora installer will guide you through the setup process step by step. The steps include:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Choosing basic settings such as language, keyboard layout, and time zone.</li> <li> Selecting the new SSD as the target drive for installation. It is crucial to ensure that Fedora is installed on the new SSD and not on the old drive, especially if the old drive still contains important data or an existing operating system. Carefully review the drive selection in the installer to avoid overwriting the wrong drive. </li> <li>Allowing the installer to automatically partition the SSD (a user-friendly option for most cases).</li> </ul> <p> The installation process is quick and straightforward. After the installation is complete, the PC will prompt you to remove the USB stick and restart. On reboot, Fedora will launch from the new SSD. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Post Install steps:</h3> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Update your system & setup <a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/autoupdates/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">auto-updates</a></h4> <p>Keeping your system up-to-date is essential to ensure security, stability, and access to the latest features Fedora Linux has to offer. Fedora provides two easy ways to manage updates: through the graphical Software application and via the command line. </p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Updating Your System Using the Software Application</h5> <p>The graphical Software application makes updating your system simple and user-friendly. Here’s how you can update Fedora and set up auto-updates:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Open the <strong>Software</strong> application (you can find it in the application menu, often labeled “Software” or “Software Center”).</li> <li>Navigate to the <strong>Updates</strong> tab, usually located at the top or in a side menu.</li> <li>If updates are available, a list will be displayed. Review the updates and click Install to apply them.</li> <li> To enable automatic updates: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Click on the menu icon (usually three dots or lines) in the top-right corner of the Software application.</li> <li>Select <strong>Software Preferences</strong> or <strong>Settings</strong>.</li> <li>Toggle the option for Automatic Updates to enable background updates for your system.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Updating Your System Using the Command Line</h5> <p>For users who prefer the command line, Fedora’s DNF package manager makes updating and enabling auto-updates simple and efficient. Follow these steps:</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Update Your System Manually:</h5> <p>Open a terminal and run the following command to update all installed packages:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">sudo dnf update</pre> <p>This command will list all available updates and prompt you to confirm their installation. Once confirmed, the system will download and install the updates.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Enable Automatic Updates:</h5> <p>To set up automatic updates, install the dnf-automatic package, which handles updates in the background:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">sudo dnf install dnf-automatic</pre> <p>Once installed, enable and start the automatic update service:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">sudo systemctl enable --now dnf-automatic.timer</pre> <p>This will schedule the system to check for and apply updates automatically based on Fedora’s default timer settings.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Customize Auto-Update Behavior (Optional):</h5> <p>If you want more control over how automatic updates work (e.g., applying updates silently or only notifying you about them), you can edit the configuration<br />file:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">sudo nano /etc/dnf/automatic.conf</pre> <p>Adjust settings like apply_updates or download_updates as needed, save the file, and restart the service:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">sudo systemctl restart dnf-automatic.timer</pre> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Which Method Should You Choose? </h5> <p>Both the Software application and the command line offer easy ways to keep your Fedora system updated. The Software application is perfect for beginners or those who prefer a graphical interface, while the command line is ideal for users who want more control or automation over their updates. Keeping your system updated is an important habit, and Fedora makes it simple, no matter which method you choose!</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Other Desktops</h4> <p>The default desktop environment of Fedora Workstation is GNOME. It has a modern and unique design that doesn’t resemble the traditional look and feel of Windows. For users transitioning from Windows, this might feel unfamiliar at first. Fortunately, Fedora offers a variety of alternative desktop environments through its <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/spins" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fedora Spins</a>. The Spins provide a curated list of officially supported desktop environments tailored to different preferences and workflows.</p> <p>I recommend the Budgie Desktop for those switching from Windows. Its layout and functionality are intuitive, offering a familiar experience while retaining the performance and stability of GNOME.</p> <p>To install the Budgie desktop environment, run the following command:</p> <pre>sudo dnf install @budgie-desktop</pre> <p>After the installation is complete, log out of your current session. On the login screen, select your user and look for a gear icon in the bottom right corner. Click it, and then select <strong>Budgie</strong> from the list of available desktop environments. Once you’ve selected Budgie, enter your password and log in. Your system will now start with the Budgie desktop environment.</p> <h4>How to Mount your old Windows Hard Drive and Enable Auto-Mounting</h4> <p>If you want to access your old Windows Hard Drive, you can easily mount it using the Disks application.</p> <ol> <li><strong>Open the ‘Disks’ Application:</strong><br />In the Disks application, you will see a list of all connected storage devices in the left panel. Locate your Windows hard drive in the list (it will usually be listed by its model name or size). Click on the hard drive to see detailed information about it, including the partitions.</li> <li><strong>Mount the Windows Partition:</strong><br />Under the drive, you’ll see a list of partitions. Look for the NTFS partition (Windows typically uses NTFS for its file system). Select the NTFS partition and click on the Play button (a small triangle icon) to mount it. Fedora will mount the drive, and you should now be able to access the contents of the partition.</li> <li><strong>Enable Automatic Mounting on Startup:</strong><br />To make sure that the Windows drive mounts automatically every time you boot up your system, follow these steps: <ul> <li>With the partition selected in the Disks application, click the Settings (gear) icon in the top-right corner.</li> <li>Choose Edit Mount Options from the drop-down menu.</li> <li>In the Mount Options window, uncheck User Session Defaults if it’s enabled.</li> <li>Then, check the box for Mount at startup to ensure the drive is automatically mounted every time Fedora starts.</li> <li>You can also adjust the Mount Point if you want the drive to mount to a specific folder.</li> <li>Click OK to save the changes.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Access the Mounted Drive</strong><br />Open the Files (Nautilus) application from the Activities overview. In the Devices section of the left sidebar, you will see the mounted Windows drive listed. Click on it to browse the contents of the drive and access your files.</li> </ol> <h3>Setting Up Additional Repositories (RPM Fusion) and Installing NVIDIA Drivers</h3> <blockquote> <p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> <br />This guide will help you install additional software using the RPM Fusion repositories. Please be aware that some of the software available through RPM Fusion is proprietary and may require proprietary online services. Such software and services might employ aggressive monetization strategies and raise privacy concerns due to anti-tamper tools and user analytics. The choice to use or not to use this software and services is entirely yours.</p> </blockquote> <p>To enhance the functionality of your Fedora system, you may want to install additional software, such as proprietary drivers (like NVIDIA graphics drivers) and multimedia codecs, which are not available in the official Fedora repositories due to licensing restrictions. This can be easily done by enabling the <a href="https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>RPM Fusion</strong> repositories</a>.</p> <h4>Enabling RPM Fusion Repositories</h4> <p>RPM Fusion provides free and non-free software packages for Fedora, including software for multimedia, gaming, and drivers.</p> <ol> <li> <p><strong>Open a Terminal</strong> and run the following command to enable the <strong>free</strong> RPM Fusion repository (for open-source software):</p> <pre>sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm</pre> </li> <li> <p>For <strong>non-free</strong> software (such as proprietary NVIDIA drivers, Flash, etc.), run:</p> <pre>sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm</pre> </li> </ol> <p>These commands will install both the free and non-free RPM Fusion repositories on your system, giving you access to a wide range of additional software.</p> <h4>Installing NVIDIA Drivers</h4> <p>If you are using an NVIDIA graphics card, you can install the official proprietary drivers for better performance, particularly for gaming or heavy graphical tasks.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Important:</strong><br />If your NVIDIA graphics card is older than 2014, please visit the <a href="https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RPM Fusion NVIDIA How-to-Page</a> for the correct packages for your card. Follow the instructions provided on the page to ensure compatibility with your system.</p> </blockquote> <ol> <li> <p><strong>Enable the RPM Fusion Non-Free repository</strong> as shown in the previous section.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Install the NVIDIA driver</strong> by running the following command:</p> <pre>sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia</pre> <p>This package will automatically build the NVIDIA kernel module on your system, ensuring compatibility with new kernel versions.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Important:</strong><br />After installing the NVIDIA driver using <span style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 0.85em; color: #e83e8c;">akmod-nvidia</span>, the system will build the kernel module. This process might take some time. The system typically warns you if this process is still running when you attempt a reboot, but using <span style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 0.85em; color: #e83e8c;">sudo reboot</span> will bypass this warning, which can lead to unexpected issues. To ensure the build process has completed before rebooting, check if akmods is still running by using the commands <span style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 0.85em; color: #e83e8c;">top</span> or <span style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 0.85em; color: #e83e8c;">ps -e | grep akmod</span></p> </blockquote> </li> <li> <p><strong>Optional: Install additional NVIDIA packages</strong> for a more complete setup (such as utilities):</p> <pre>sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda</pre> </li> <li> <p><strong>Reboot your system</strong> to apply the changes. The NVIDIA drivers should now be active, and you can confirm this by running:</p> <pre>nvidia-smi</pre> <p>This command ( provided by the <span style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 0.85em; color: #e83e8c;">xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda</span> package ) should show you the details of your NVIDIA GPU.</p> </li> </ol> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further information:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li> Other Guides: <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/category/faqs-and-guides/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://fedoramagazine.org/category/faqs-and-guides/</a> </li> <li> Gaming on Fedora: <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/gaming-on-fedora-linux-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://fedoramagazine.org/gaming-on-fedora-linux-2024/</a> </li> <li> Fedora Editions: <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-linux-editions-part-1-official-editions/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-linux-editions-part-1-official-editions/</a> </li> <li> Fedora Spins: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li> <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-linux-editions-part-2-spins/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-linux-editions-part-2-spins/</a> </li> <li><a href="https://fedoraproject.org/spins" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://fedoraproject.org/spins</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> Parental Controls: <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-36-and-parental-controls/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-36-and-parental-controls/</a> </li> </ul> <div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-58617187-41493-67c91e59ac8af' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.4#blog_id=58617187&post_id=41493&origin=fedoramagazine.org&obj_id=58617187-41493-67c91e59ac8af' data-name='like-post-frame-58617187-41493-67c91e59ac8af' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="post-catertags"> <span class="post-categories"> <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/category/faqs-and-guides/" rel="category tag">FAQs and Guides</a> </span> <span class="post-tags"> <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/tag/desktop/" rel="tag">desktop</a><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/tag/fedora/" rel="tag">Fedora</a><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/tag/gnome/" rel="tag">GNOME</a><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/tag/guide/" rel="tag">Guide</a><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/tag/windows/" rel="tag">Windows</a><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/tag/workstation/" rel="tag">Workstation</a> </span> </div> <div class="post-author"> <a class="avatar" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/author/bachenberg/"></a> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0d155707aa4c696aedd38d23b79df74?s=96&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0d155707aa4c696aedd38d23b79df74?s=192&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <h4 class="title"><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/author/bachenberg/">Simon Bachenberg</a></h4> <p>is an experienced DevOps Engineer with extensive expertise in database engineering, software development, and IT operations.</p> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comments-container"> <div class="comments-inner"> <a name="comments"></a> <div class="comments-title-container"> <h3 class="comments-title"> <span class="fa fw fa-comment"></span> 25 Comments </h3> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comments"> <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-559433"> <div id="comment-559433" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/006393a8ca9d2aea5178039397012fdc?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/006393a8ca9d2aea5178039397012fdc?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Barugon</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>One of the biggest hurdles to Linux adoption has historically been games. Perhaps you should add some information about setting up Steam and configuring it to use Proton for all titles.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559433" title="January 22, 2025 at 22:15">January 22, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-glb odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-559434"> <div id="comment-559434" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03ceda7b052178480d01f35595ca7093?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03ceda7b052178480d01f35595ca7093?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4><a href="http://glb.id.fedoraproject.org/" class="openid_link url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Gregory Bartholomew</a></h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>Have you seen <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/gaming-on-fedora-linux-2024/" rel="ugc">https://fedoramagazine.org/gaming-on-fedora-linux-2024/</a></p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559434" title="January 22, 2025 at 22:22">January 22, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment even depth-3" id="li-comment-559435"> <div id="comment-559435" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/006393a8ca9d2aea5178039397012fdc?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/006393a8ca9d2aea5178039397012fdc?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Barugon</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>AH, now I see that link is included at the end. 👍</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559435" title="January 22, 2025 at 22:40">January 22, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-559436"> <div id="comment-559436" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b7ed3f5977f3450bbd87c32b28437e0d?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b7ed3f5977f3450bbd87c32b28437e0d?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Jimmy Jones</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>I’ve been gaming on Linux for several years now and specifically on Fedora for about a year and it works fine. Wayland has gotten much better over that time until I don’t have any problems playing War Thunder on it at all.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559436" title="January 22, 2025 at 22:48">January 22, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-559437"> <div id="comment-559437" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43aa6efeb70a4d8e241510fa369ea37a?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43aa6efeb70a4d8e241510fa369ea37a?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Pedgerow</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>I think it might be worth updating this article to tell new users who are just getting started with Linux how to use the “sudo” command. A lot of those users who read this article are going to get the famous “This user is not in the sudoers file; this incident will be reported” error, and it would have been good for this article to address that. (For anyone getting that error and reading this comment, my personal solution is to type “su” on its own, then type the root user password that you will have set up. Then you will be working as the root user, which is like the Administrator for Windows, and everything you do will automatically be a sudo command).</p> <p>Also, one of the most popular things about Linux is how customisable it is. It would be really cool to see a future article which starts with a default install of Fedora, and does everything possible to make it look like Windows (changing the desktop environment and window manager, for example, and maybe even setting up a few command-line aliases for popular Windows commands like dir and cls).</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559437" title="January 22, 2025 at 22:53">January 22, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-glb odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-559438"> <div id="comment-559438" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03ceda7b052178480d01f35595ca7093?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03ceda7b052178480d01f35595ca7093?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4><a href="http://glb.id.fedoraproject.org/" class="openid_link url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Gregory Bartholomew</a></h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>Hopefully not too many people will see that error. It occurs if you have multiple user accounts on one system and the account you are using is not the <strong>first</strong> account that was created. The first/original account created should be in the wheel group and allowed to run sudo by default. I don’t know how common it is for people to share their laptops/PCs with others and have multiple local accounts configured.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559438" title="January 22, 2025 at 23:02">January 22, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment even depth-3" id="li-comment-559450"> <div id="comment-559450" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e553b28233abacf6093364a73ab69922?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e553b28233abacf6093364a73ab69922?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Ondřej</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>Then the “I am typing the password and there’s nothing going on the screen” happens 😄</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559450" title="January 23, 2025 at 18:31">January 23, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-559449"> <div id="comment-559449" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/167f35151d5b061b682c4f7aab8ce333?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/167f35151d5b061b682c4f7aab8ce333?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Victor Pereira</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>I have been using Fedora as a personal and professional desktop for many years. The only thing I use virtualized Windows for is software that is not ported to Linux, such as my Garmin sports devices, which cannot be updated without the software, but within all that is available I don’t miss anything, and there is no need to have such a powerful or sophisticated desktop to have what is necessary.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559449" title="January 23, 2025 at 18:11">January 23, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-559452"> <div id="comment-559452" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/265922a1a4f4d275b2bedadf2a34b262?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/265922a1a4f4d275b2bedadf2a34b262?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Lucas</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>My main problem is my to-go cloud service. Where I live I only can choose between Google or One Drive, and I`m currently using One Drive. Sad thing is: neither google nor microsoft support easy sync of files. I mean, I just put files inside a specific folder and the software just automatically sync in Win 11.</p> <p>Another minor obstacle is my endless hunger for learning things I’m not actually gonna start: I want to learn (ONE DAY) adobe softwares, specially Premium, Illustrator and Photoshop, which Linux doesn’t support (because of adobe).</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559452" title="January 23, 2025 at 23:46">January 23, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-bachenberg bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-559457"> <div id="comment-559457" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0d155707aa4c696aedd38d23b79df74?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0d155707aa4c696aedd38d23b79df74?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <a class="comment-author-icon" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559457" title="Comment by post author"><div class="fa fw fa-user"></div></a> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4><a href="http://bachenberg.id.fedoraproject.org/" class="openid_link url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Simon Bachenberg</a></h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>It sounds like you’re looking for a more seamless syncing experience, and I totally get that frustration. One thing you could try is going into the GNOME settings and linking your accounts under the “Online Accounts” section. I’ve only tested this with Google so far, but when I linked my Google account, I got an integrated drive that synced automatically, just like the OneDrive or Google Drive experience you’re hoping for.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559457" title="January 24, 2025 at 09:07">January 24, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment even depth-3" id="li-comment-559465"> <div id="comment-559465" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/265922a1a4f4d275b2bedadf2a34b262?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/265922a1a4f4d275b2bedadf2a34b262?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Lucas Castro</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>I checked that out and its still a young feature of GNOME. But looks like a step into the right direction. I´ll keep an eye on it util seems resonably integrated. Thanks for the recomendation.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559465" title="January 24, 2025 at 12:12">January 24, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-559661"> <div id="comment-559661" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eceadc63cddac6bff652a2be2151b0eb?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eceadc63cddac6bff652a2be2151b0eb?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4><a href="https://www.focalcgi.com" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Lee</a></h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>Dropbox works just fine on Fedora, it even has a native installer from the Dropbox website or can be installed via RPM Fusion repos.</p> <p>Sudo dnf install nautilus-dropbox</p> <p>The best way to work though (if you can) is to build a TrueNas network attached storage and put all your files there. Then you can set a daily sync job to also back those files up offsite using any cloud provider. MEGA is good for this.</p> <p>Regarding Adobe, I have worked in the CGI/3D industry for over 15 years. Don’t bother with Adobe, it used to be great but it has been ruined by greed.</p> <p>Linux has good alternatives with some caveats:</p> <p>Photoshop = GIMP (has become much better recently)<br /> Photoshop = Photopea (<a href="https://www.photopea.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.photopea.com/</a>) Basically a browser clone of photoshop<br /> Premiere = Davinchi Resolve (Fedora install instructions <a href="https://github.com/H3rz3n/How-install-DaVinci-Resolve-in-Fedora-Linux/tree/main" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/H3rz3n/How-install-DaVinci-Resolve-in-Fedora-Linux/tree/main</a>)<br /> Premiere = Blender VSE is pretty good these days<br /> Illustrator = Inkscape (can open and edit illustrator files with layers and artboards intact)</p> <p>If you’re going to learn new software, try to learn FOSS applications. Then you can never be held to ransom to pay a subscription or have your confidential data collected/scraped. Adobe recently made some pretty controversial changes to their EULA which basically gives them the right to train AI on your cloud stored projects and also some grey areas as to who actually owns the images you make using their software.</p> <p>If any FOSS softwares work well for your needs, then consider donating to the projects.</p> <p>If more people and businesses did this then there would be no Adobe and a little less greed in the world 🙂</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559661" title="February 10, 2025 at 10:05">February 10, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment even depth-3" id="li-comment-559672"> <div id="comment-559672" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eceadc63cddac6bff652a2be2151b0eb?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eceadc63cddac6bff652a2be2151b0eb?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Lee</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>I just noticed that you said you can only get onedrive or google drive.</p> <p>I’ve seen a few 3rd party attempts to integrate one drive into Linux but have never tried one my self.</p> <p>This one looks good though, and is in the official repo:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/install.md" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/install.md</a></p> <p>sudo dnf install onedrive</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559672" title="February 10, 2025 at 22:21">February 10, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment odd alt depth-4" id="li-comment-559680"> <div id="comment-559680" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/265922a1a4f4d275b2bedadf2a34b262?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/265922a1a4f4d275b2bedadf2a34b262?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Lucas Castro</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>Thats some good points about Adobe. Open source softwares are getting better and better.</p> <p>About the One Drive for Linux: one of these days I’ll reinstall Fedora or Manjaro and try it out. Because what I’m looking for is near “instant sync” similar to how One Drive works in Win 11. I use both desktop and a laptop in different moments during the day and with One Drive I can seemlessly code, use obsidian or change/move any file that usually they sync almost instantly. So, building a NAS server would need the same functionality.</p> <p>Still, thanks for the recommendations. It really puts the nail into the community being really helpful.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559680" title="February 11, 2025 at 11:40">February 11, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-559481"> <div id="comment-559481" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d901dd5099a2d97508697cd0ea0d2cd1?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d901dd5099a2d97508697cd0ea0d2cd1?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>RG</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>My msi laptop has only 1 ssd slot. I managed to partition it and at the moment I have dual boot for windows and fedora on the same ssd. I hope at some point to switch to fedora definetely on this gpu laptop. I noticed for example in all the job interviews that my camera on windows is showing a better view on me than the same camera on linux. Sounds stupid but still a valid question… I will try to understand why. Hopefully more people will adopt linux after this article.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559481" title="January 24, 2025 at 18:43">January 24, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-559482"> <div id="comment-559482" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a7272c496559ba9e0f77873f1c6c642?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a7272c496559ba9e0f77873f1c6c642?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Scott Wilson</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>When Apple rumors started about the M4 Minimac, I sold my M1 version. Updated a few components on a spare PC i had. I have been running Fedora exclusively about 6 months. My windows pc is basically for a racing simulator Absolute joy and having fun, Get tired of Gnome, load up KDE Plasma, then Cinnamon, then Budgie.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559482" title="January 24, 2025 at 20:52">January 24, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-559486"> <div id="comment-559486" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ebb05b4fdbaf56d793ddcc1752e2a0b?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ebb05b4fdbaf56d793ddcc1752e2a0b?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Mary Biggs</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>No mention that Fedora offers a range of desktops. The Fedora team supply the GNOME desktop as their preferred desktop.</p> <p>Now…..there are plenty of opinions out there about GNOME. All I will say is that my personal preference is for the XFCE desktop.</p> <p>And this article should mention in passing that Fedora can be installed exactly as described in the article……but with the result of installing Fedora/XFCE.</p> <p>And this article should also mention other desktop options are available too: KDE-Plasma, Cinnamon, Mate-Compiz, LXQT, LXDE……..</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559486" title="January 24, 2025 at 22:25">January 24, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-rlengland odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-559487"> <div id="comment-559487" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0147f4cc31b5c6a5f6f8254662aa5c6?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0147f4cc31b5c6a5f6f8254662aa5c6?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4><a href="http://rlengland.id.fedoraproject.org/" class="openid_link url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Richard England</a></h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>There is a section called <strong>Other Desktops</strong> pointing to <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/spins" rel="nofollow ugc">Fedora Spins</a> as well as information links in the last section called <strong>Further Information</strong>. It would be difficult to cover all the options available in a single article.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559487" title="January 25, 2025 at 00:38">January 25, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even depth-2" id="li-comment-559488"> <div id="comment-559488" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0237b0351a5ff3962fe51613c39d9bbf?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0237b0351a5ff3962fe51613c39d9bbf?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Phoenix</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>The article actually mentions and links to the Fedora Spins. It is up to the reader to click on it and read about them. The installation method is basically the same, just slightly adjusted for the window manager in question. Not sure what the article should mention on top of what it already does without becoming confusing.</p> <p>The way I perceive this article is that the target audience are Windows users who seriously think about an alternative to their trusty environment and as such believe that it was nicely written.<br /> Changing your operating system is a big change (even to some extent from Linux to Linux) and the best way for a smooth transition is to have the new system behave very similar to what you are used to, which Budgie does. KDE and possibly Cinnamon Desktop are good alternatives as well.<br /> Hammering the users with all possible options right from the start would likely overwhelm the users and deter them from even trying.</p> <p>This article basically says, there is an alternative to Windows and contrary to popular believe it is even easy to install and use. Alternatives and more information are given through links, which does not pollute the reading, yet provides the ability to research them at your own pace.</p> <p>However, I second the concerns given with the use of command line when elevating privileges, that typed passwords are not shown as a dotted or starred line as most not familiar with *NIX systems would expect. This could have been mentioned with the first mention of “sudo”.</p> <p>Side note:<br /> Budgie exists as a spin. So, installing Workstation (GNOME) with the intention to install (and change to) Budgie is just making it unnecessarily complicated.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559488" title="January 25, 2025 at 00:47">January 25, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-559493"> <div id="comment-559493" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0e83c79503c12d93df240c4f88c925f?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0e83c79503c12d93df240c4f88c925f?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Jerry</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>Please mention the KDE edition of Fedora in the same sentence as the Gnome edition. It has the same status now after all, it is an “edition” . More importantly, it will be instantly familiar to people coming from Windows. The Gnome environment always reminds me of Mac OS. Maybe recommend Gnome only to users coming from a Mac.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559493" title="January 25, 2025 at 09:34">January 25, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-559521"> <div id="comment-559521" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ffc811712278f2d6ca69b05334272e47?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ffc811712278f2d6ca69b05334272e47?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Miguel Angel Caballero Garcia</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>In order to avoid problems when accessing data from Windows partitions, it is advisable to disable the so-called “fast startup” in Windows, as this option leaves the hard drives in a state that would cause Fedora’s Disks utility to mount them in read-only mode instead of read/write mode.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559521" title="January 27, 2025 at 07:25">January 27, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-559547"> <div id="comment-559547" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/624af08173633443a3f45e745613ac24?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/624af08173633443a3f45e745613ac24?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Pjotr Marquee</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>“my mother still vividly remembers a frustrating experience she had with Ubuntu years ago, which convinced her that Linux, in general, was not for her. ”</p> <p>An opposite experience here. Fedora did not play videos on the sites mom watched stuff, only YouTube worked. That said all media played fine OOTB on Ubuntu. That’s also IMO cheap to mention a competing distro in this light purposefully to make Fedora “look better”. Does not work.</p> <p>Until Fedora sorts out that video dilemma it cannot be a noobie or a normal user friendly distro! Sorry if the laws in the USA suck and you can’t add some codecs for the video playback but it is what it is. Ubuntu can do this.</p> <p>By the way, why are you not offering them to be fetched with the installer and asking the user if its legal in your country or something.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559547" title="January 29, 2025 at 14:56">January 29, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-559559"> <div id="comment-559559" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e28e2b8b39b8c503f72aa24ae328ede0?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e28e2b8b39b8c503f72aa24ae328ede0?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4><a href="https://olav.net" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Olav Schettler</a></h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>The biggest hurdle for moving my Lenovo ThingCentre to Linux a few months ago was the question of what SSD would fit.</p> <p>I understand that these hardware issues are out of scope for this article, but I really feel that there need to be community resources (like a local repair café) or even companies like mobile repair shops that help people make the step.</p> <p>Without this support, migration to Linux will remain a laudable but niche exercise. But I really want it to become mainstream.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559559" title="January 31, 2025 at 06:50">January 31, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-559681"> <div id="comment-559681" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/955ec701fb86136a8d9e244e57d3d673?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/955ec701fb86136a8d9e244e57d3d673?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Bauer Kalliokorpi</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>I did install Win 11 and I would say that it is nearing Linux, this to say its easier than before to migrate to Linux from Win 11.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559681" title="February 11, 2025 at 19:36">February 11, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-559711"> <div id="comment-559711" class="comment"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef3136f570a865cbb2332f7288825b6f?s=160&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef3136f570a865cbb2332f7288825b6f?s=320&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="comment-inner"> <div class="comment-header"> <h4>Allan</h4> </div> <div class="comment-content post-content"> <p>I enjoyed reading this article, and upon returning to Linux wish I’d read it earlier.<br /> I’m new to Fedora, and really like its clean display and feel, but found myself migrating from Workstation to KDE simply because I found the task bar popping up and away very annoying. I didn’t know about Budgie! The Workstation just loads and works without any tinkering so I have to say is the best Linux distro I have come across so far. The KDE I have is also very good, but has its niggles in that Dolphin looks nice, but takes an age to find my three NAS units, but I assume its for tinkerers, so I’ll persevere.</p> </div> <div class="comment-meta"> <div class="fleft"> <div class="fa fw fa-clock-o"></div><a class="comment-date-link" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/migration-guide-from-windows-to-fedora-linux/#comment-559711" title="February 14, 2025 at 09:35">February 14, 2025</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <p class="no-comments"><span class="fa fw fa-times"></span>Comments are Closed</p> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="widget widget_search sidebarwidget"><div class="widget-content"><form method="get" class="search-form" id="search-form" action="https://fedoramagazine.org/"> <input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="Search Fedora Magazine" name="s" id="s" /> <button type="submit" class="search-button"><div class="fa fw fa-search"></div></button> </form></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="widget widget_text sidebarwidget"><div class="widget-content"> <div class="textwidget"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-41231" src="https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz-300x127.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="127" srcset="https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz-300x127.jpg 300w, https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz-768x325.jpg 768w, https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz-1536x650.jpg 1536w, https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz-816x345.jpg 816w, https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz-472x200.jpg 472w, https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fedora_41_release_mgz.jpg 1890w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p><a href="https://fedoraproject.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fedora Linux 41 is available now</a>. 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