But TBH, neutering Windows down to a “software tool” to the point I could wipe it and not really care, and spending most of my desktop time on Linux, has been wonderful.
Depends how familiar with disk partitioning you already are, but it’s generally not that bad. Shrink your windows partition, create a new ntfs partition in windows, and install Linux. Pretty much every major installer has an option to preserve Windows.
I guess this is the thing with Linux, at various levels it skews DIY and more time intense. And honestly the market seems to be bifurcating between that and the opposite extreme: Android/iOS, which many use as their main PCs now.
What I do is dual boot Windows/Linux and have them share big NTFS partitions for bulk data they can both access.
You could try getting autocad running?
https://github.com/cryinkfly/Autodesk-Fusion-360-for-Linux#fusion-360---linux-wine-version
But TBH, neutering Windows down to a “software tool” to the point I could wipe it and not really care, and spending most of my desktop time on Linux, has been wonderful.
Ugh. Sounds like a lot of work. I’ll think about it
Depends how familiar with disk partitioning you already are, but it’s generally not that bad. Shrink your windows partition, create a new ntfs partition in windows, and install Linux. Pretty much every major installer has an option to preserve Windows.
I guess this is the thing with Linux, at various levels it skews DIY and more time intense. And honestly the market seems to be bifurcating between that and the opposite extreme: Android/iOS, which many use as their main PCs now.
I’ve ran windows and linux side by side in the past. It was OK. I just wish the big names would get on board already (Adobe, autodesk, etc)