From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:37:55 +0100, Water Fountain wrote:   
      
   > All this to say: Yeah, just get a cheap laptop and make it a linux   
   > machine. Ideally, and if you have the time, look into a minimalist setup   
   > like Arch that you can build all your needs on top.   
      
   EndeavourOS is Arch without the tears. You wind up with a system that uses   
   the Arch repositories and AUR without going through the step by step   
   process of installing Arch. Yes, it's an excellent learning experience but   
   for someone newly arriving from Windows they will need to make decisions   
   that will require research that may lead back to using the default anyway.   
      
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