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Open Source and Free Software

QueerDuck

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12. Sure thing!

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 02:57 PM

Apr 28

You can find it here: https://linuxmint.com. I’ve been using it for a while now and love how clean and reliable it is --- no forced updates or bloatware, just a solid system that respects your privacy.

You can run it from a USB stick first to try it out without changing a single file on your hard drive. It's the best way for people to see if their Wi-Fi and printers work before making the jump.

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I Didn't Go Back to Windows After 6 Months on Linux Mint 22... Here's Why [View all] QueerDuck Apr 28 OP

Wake me when AutoCAD will run on it. PSPS Apr 28 #1

Install LibreCAD ( An Open Source CAD Tool ) In Linux Mint (Ubuntu) Goonch Apr 28 #3

LibreCAD is more of a hobby program, certainly nothing like AutoCAD PSPS Apr 28 #10

BricsCAD Goonch Apr 28 #11

Way too cumbersome especially when working with peers on projects PSPS Apr 28 #15

You're wrong and right. LPBBEAR Yesterday #16

I hear ya! My "emergency Windows" box is for things that have no equivalent... QueerDuck Apr 28 #5

;-{) Made the switch to Linux Mint ... Goonch Apr 28 #2

I have an 8 year old Dell laptop that was SO SLOW with windows 10 Pro... QueerDuck Apr 28 #6

My journey is just 2 years old now. I'm very pleased... QueerDuck Apr 28 #7

My brother, the least computer-savvy person, got tired of windows breaking his device drivers with each patch usonian Apr 28 #4

I've been using Linux since 1992. Anything else feels like handcuffs. Tim S Apr 28 #8

link ? Tetrachloride Apr 28 #9

Sure thing! QueerDuck Apr 28 #12

:) Tetrachloride Apr 28 #13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?vMAcaK8UFay4 QueerDuck Apr 28 #14