### Intro
Randy gives some reasons why we need to use Linux
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### Why we should use Linux
- It survives while being free.
- The source code is accessible. Windows and MacOS will not Open Source their code. I speak of Linux openly because I'm referring to both the Desktop and the Server versions.
- There are constant issues with Windows and MacOS breaking things during their upgrade cycles.
- A few years ago, MacOS dropped 32-bit application support during the Catalina upgrade and broke tons of shit. MacOS Monterrey broke a lot of users' file paths in apps such as Dropbox and OneDrive.
- Microsoft often breaks stuff with Windows update, sometimes it might be an activation issue (greed).
- You can trust software that is free.
- If you listened to my last episode I gave some reasons on why you can't trust Adobe and their greed. Do you think their software is open source. Heck no.
- There is so much software to try, almost anything you think of, so you won't go broke when trying/scrapping different installs.
- Package management is superior in Linux.
- The fake "Windows Virus Detected" messages that pop up in the browser don't even apply to you.
- No drivers to install (for the most part), aside from NVIDIA.
- Linux is easier to install than Windows, and much easier to than MacOS.
- You can "TRY" Linux. In 2022, we still don't have a Live USB environment for both MacOS and Windows.
### Here are my recommendation to get started on trying multiple distributions
- Get a USB Stick, perhaps 32GB in size or larger. They're extremely affordable as of this writing.
- Go to the Ventoy site at: [Ventoy](https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html)
- Ventoy makes it very easy to make a bootable USB disk that you can put tons of ISO (Disk Images) on and select them from a menu during boot time. Follow their guide and try it out, I highly recommend it.
- Now that you have a Multi-Boot USB, start adding your ISO (Linux distribution downloads to it. (The Ventoy site shows you how to place them on the Disk..just drag and drop or copy/paste))
- Download all the LInux distros you'd like - go crazy, it's free!
- Once you boot up your Ventoy USB drive, you can then select from the menu any of the distributions you've downloaded.
