Until now, the operating systems of the Linux family are surrounded by myths that prevent ordinary users from starting to work with this convenient and practical OS. Let's remember the main of these myths.
Today, thanks to the established standards in the field of developing graphical user interfaces, most of the most popular graphical shells used for managing files and launching programs and programs in Linux-based OS and in Windows OS have practically no significant differences. This fact makes the user's work in both systems comfortable enough and the average user does not feel much discomfort when switching from one system to another.
The software used in the operating systems in question is very similar or the same. Many organizations have long used the standard free software package as their corporate standard. It includes programs originally developed as cross-platform software. Among them are such popular ones as LibreOffice (office suite, analogue of Microsoft Office), Gimp (raster graphics editor, analogue of Adobe Photoshop), Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome (programs for Internet browsing), VLC (multimedia player), etc.
From all of the above, we can conclude that for a trained user there is not much difference in which operating system to work.
The main difference between the considered operating systems is in their architecture and ideology. Thanks to their architecture, Linux-based OSs are able to successfully resist malware, which, unfortunately, Windows cannot boast of.
Let's consider this issue in more detail. There is a myth that Linux-based operating systems are not susceptible to malware infection, but this is not the case. The user may well download and run malicious software that will successfully work in the user's profile, but, unlike the Windows operating system, will not be able to affect the performance of the entire system. The malicious program will have to be content only with the data of the user who, due to their stupidity, launched it, so it is useful to install antivirus software on Linux operating systems as well.
Thanks to its architecture, Linux is able to operate for many years without major disruptions, which makes them ideal not only for home use, but also for servers and workstations of organizations.
Another important difference for the user of the Linux OS from the Windows OS is the ideology and model of OS licensing. Most of the software written under the Linux OS comes with a GPL license, including the OS itself, which allows you to use such software for both personal and commercial purposes, which saves the owner from unnecessary headaches associated with various legislative acts related to intellectual property rights and royalties. This makes Linux-based operating systems more and more popular both for personal use (including for commercial purposes) and in the corporate sector.
By the way, one more "inconvenience" for Linux users (lack of various games) is also a thing of the past. For Linux systems today you can find more and more interesting and beautiful games, as well as successfully run games written for Windows.
