content: I'm fairly proficient with computer tech (Mainly hardware though), but Linux gives me fucking fits.  I installed OpenSuse on this laptop the other day, and when it installed, it wouldn't connect to certain repositories.  Ok, fine, they might be down, whatever.  Let's try Gnome instead of KDE then. Oh wow, Gnome sucks, lets go back to KDE and WHAT THE HELL everything is different.  Well let's try XFCE since people seem to like that and ok now it won't even boot. Mint would be nice and zippy off the Live CD, but slower than molasses on a full install.  Getting WiFi working was horrible. I'm trying Zorin OS now, and it's what I'm having the best luck with.  It's actually pretty nice.    Linux isn't this catch-all answer. I've tried it several times over the years, and it can be a real pain in the ass, even for someone who has a pretty good background in these things.  If you want to game, you're still hosed currently.  Only about 1/3rd of my Steam library works on Linux/SteamOS.  I haven't been able to get Star Trek Online to get past the loading screens. EverQuest doesn't show character models and won't go into fullscreen.  In those instances, since those are deal-breaking for me, my hands are pretty much tied using Windows, though I don't mind using this laptop as a test environment. Also, finally: People will have a LOT fewer problems with free software if they just FUCKING PAY ATTENTION during the install.