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General => Suggestions and Feedback => Topic started by: Lite-web on August 15, 2018, 08:32:58 PM

Title: Windows 7 switching
Post by: Lite-web on August 15, 2018, 08:32:58 PM

Hello! I plan to leave Windows 7 Professional ASAP and I 'd need Linux Lite will be build for those who need these switchings and therefore need to find every feature in Linux Lite.
Maybe a interface theme or directly a only standalone look.
This will get me calm since I won't lose anything in the switching.
Thx in advance!  ;)

Title: Re: Windows 7 switching
Post by: bitsnpcs on August 16, 2018, 07:32:39 AM

Hello Lite-web,

firstly before switching you should back up your personal data to an external device/media, then it is safe and wont be lost when you wipe your hard drive.

Here are the screenshots from the main website of Linux Lite - https://www.linuxliteos.com/screenshots/

Here are the features from the main website of Linux Lite - https://www.linuxliteos.com/features.html

Linux Lite is very adaptable and you can change the default theme to a way you prefer.

Here are some example members have done - https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/screenshots/

Here are some example of customizations members have done - https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/desktop-customization/

Title: Re: Windows 7 switching
Post by: newtusmaximus on August 16, 2018, 10:43:26 AM

Before switching I bought myself a cheap second hand laptop and put linux lite on that.  I used that to get fully comfortable  with the interface.  I also used the laptop with my existing other hardware to check that everything worked.  Unfortunately my scanner did not have linux drivers. I therefore asked the  LL forum for their suggestions and purchased a second hand different scanner  which worked fine.
I also loaded some of the software such as libre office, Gimp, Thunderbird etc as their windows equivalents on my existing windows machine and used them there until I was familiar and comfortable with them.
Then, as said above, I backed up all my folders/file onto an external hard drive so nothing essential would be lost.

Then  after about six months or so testing/learning I made the switch on my main pc to LL and have never looked back.

As an aside, The old laptop I have recently wiped clean, installed windows 7 and LL side by side as dual boot.  I allocated only about 30 Gb HDD space to the Win 7 and the remainder (50 Gb ) to LL.  I did this so that I could update my satnav data ; the latter only can be done on a Windows machine.  I use the old laptop now for my photo cloud manager and social media viewing.

Hope this helps.  I was very nervous/hesitant about changing to linux but Linux Lite and this forum made all the difference and I have never looked back.  Hope this helps.


Just as an afterthought, Install the LL on an external hard drive, and boot up your main pc using that external hard drive.  Saves buying an old laptop  :)