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Moving away from Windows – the software checklist

• richliss 5y ago
  Regarding the scanner working or not, Vuescan is a great option on Linux. Sure it's commercial but it is another way to bridge the gap and assist in the move away from Windows.
  • raxxorrax 5y ago
    Especially since it can interface a lot of scanners via twain so that you don't even need a driver. I have this really old usb-powered scanner which only supplied drivers for windows 98 and I am the third owner of it by now. Sure, options might be limited, but for that small amount of money Vuescan offers a lot.
• CTOSian 5y ago
  encryption: there is "dislocker" that can access BitLocker encrypted volumes
• simonblack 5y ago
  I've been using UNIX and then Linux for just over 30 years. I have never used Windows as my day-to-day Desktop. My total annual use of Windows is probably under 5-10 hours. That is PER YEAR. And even that is generally due to pure laziness on my part.