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[-] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

First of all, libre office is very competent but I understand that it'll always be very behind whetever Microsoft decides to do next.

Office is available on all systems at office365.com if you must use Microsoft tools.

For the non-tech usage, very much yes. Most of the problems your hear about with linux stem from people trying to make it do stuff that you can't dream of doing on windows because it will stop you. Simply installing a system and using it to browse the web, edit documents, maybe install a few popular programs like VLC or Discord is set-and forget. System installers have recently gotten much more noob-friendly as well, imo the debian and Pop!OS installers don't really allow you to mess up. KDE is a good choice of DE, but you might be more confortable with others. Good news, you can decide later, as switching desktop Environments is easy and preserves your files.

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