I do have a Mint 17 (cinnamon) disc sitting on the desk... not sure what ver. it is, but it says 32 bit version because that is what I was going to put back on the little 14" AMD laptop after the hard drive failed.
It has my security cameras on it now, but I might see about dual booting it again as I do have an OLD PC that has the camera system on it.
Haven't really played hard with Linux yet... just did a touchy feely a bit to see what it looked and felt like.
Guess now is the time to try and really dig into it... I procrastinate if I have other venues to use
Perhaps I need to attempt the hoops Bobert had to jump through to make my windows programs usable with Linux.
I wrote an email to the Linux Users Group in our area, they get together monthly and do "User Fairs" occasionally when thec companies show their wares. They send me .pdf files to invite me every month.... I don't like folks that send files I have to open.
Maybe I should ask them to just send an invite explaining what will be going on during the next meeting
I know where they meet (local church), but it is in the next town over and I don't want someone with other agenda's (converting to their church) souring my Linux experience.
Sorry, but its just the way I am
So I'll slug along on my own, until I find another group, that meets somewhere like a library, or local eatery (hehe... I would rather the second one).