From Windows to Linux: Five Easy Steps!

Published: 29 November 2025
on channel: Mackey Tech

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In this video, we walk through a 5-step roadmap to help you prepare for moving from Windows to Linux. This isn’t an installation tutorial — instead, it’s a practical guide covering the key things you should think about before you switch. If you’re serious about making the jump to Linux, these steps will set you up for a smooth transition. We'll discuss why you want to switch, your hardware, what apps you need to use on linux, choosing a distro, and finally, how to prepare your data to switch!

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➡️ Linux Distro Downloads:
Fedora Download: https://fedoraproject.org/
Ubuntu Download: https://ubuntu.com/download
SUSE Download: https://www.suse.com/products/
Mint Download: https://www.linuxmint.com/
Zorin OS 18 Download: https://zorin.com/os/
Debian Download: https://www.debian.org/
XFCE Download: https://xfce.org/

➡️ Websites/Sources
Flatpak: https://flatpak.org/
WineHQ App Database (Wine AppDB) https://appdb.winehq.org/
ProtonDB: https://www.protondb.com/
Bottles App Store:https://usebottles.com/appstore/
Ubuntu Repos: https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/

📖 Chapters:
0:00 My first exposure to Linux in 2000!
0:51 Why I wanted to make this video and who’s it for.
2:14 1) Why do you want to Switch?
3:14 2) What hardware do you have?
4:01 3) Windows Apps and installations
4:25 Wine, Bottles, and Proton
5:50 How to check app compatibility
6:26 How Linux Installs and Updates Apps
6:35 What is Flatpak?
7:00 4) Choosing a Linux Distro/DE
7:24 Don’t be afraid of the Linux file system or terminal
8:07 Distro vs DE
8:50 A Linux distro for a beginners
9:37 A Linux distro for more savvy users
9:57 Testing driving Linux Distros
10:47 Will my NAS work?
11:50 Use Ventoy for testing multiple distros
12:35 5) Preparing for the switch
13:46 Honorable mentions for consideration-Open source philosophy and Linux security.
15:03 Conclusion

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