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    22 hours ago

    Did you also get most of the extra software installed at the same time or did you need to spend extra time getting all your non-OS software installed to make your computer actually useful?

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      21 hours ago

      Windows itself was installed during that time. Additional software installation took a few minutes. I installed stuff when I needed it thorough the day.

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        17 hours ago

        So nothing to really make Windows actually useful on reboot. In nearly the same amount of time with a Linux distro, you get a system that may well not need anything extra to be productive with on 1rst reboot.

        (And yes, I have installed both OS systems from scratch dating back to dos).

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          17 hours ago

          I need to install all of my apps under Linux as well. Doesn’t make much of a difference. I don’t like the default browser, media player, torrent client, office suite, etc. that Mint ships with for example.