> Why? Because it takes me weeks to months to get the system configured in the same way again Windows I agree, and I avoid reinstalls whenever I can. Linux, I

> Why? Because it takes me weeks to months to get the system configured in the same way again Windows I agree, and I avoid reinstalls whenever I can. Linux, I could do one fresh install every six months (Ubuntu release cycle) because restoring my home directory and installing the software I need is extremely easy. I can do that from zero in a couple of hours. Anyway, I settled for Ubuntu LTS, so a fresh install is probably only every few years when I change computers, or the version upgrade fails.