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Can someone get through college on GNU Linux?
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Yeah you usually can. LibreOffice works fine for most things. Some classes need things like Solid works that only run on Windows, and the remote testing software can be a nightmare. You might get an O365 license as part of your enrollment but doubt you really need it.
Protip; learn how to typeset your papers in something like LyX and integrate Zotero for citation management. The typesetting usually got me a few extra points alone.
Learning proper typesetting is a great skill anyway, so do it! And yea, I can vouch for the extra credit 👍