TL;DR I am using Windows and I want help setting up all the conveniences I enjoyed back into Linux... specifically an alternative to OneDrive.
I am going to admit something that is strange and maybe evil... at the least it betrays a loss of integrity and deficit of dignitity.
For the past few months I have been using Microsoft Windows as my OS. It started with finally deciding to play with AI and turning on the features on my phone... which meant turning on Google Play Services... not necessary, but it is what I did.
Then I randomly bought some tiny Livaa PC to mess around with that came with Windows, so I got comfy with that.
As a student, I must use Microsoft Word because as much as Libre Office tries it just mangles the formatting. So, I discovered Office 365 and how it is easily accessible in the Edge Browser... plus Bing AI.
One day I just thought fuck it, I want to use all the music software, play all the games. I want to use my graphics card without needing to think. I want all the harware I bought to work. So I installed Windows. I use OneDrive. I ask Bing, and Bard, and Opera AI...
Well, I pay for Kagi because it is better.
....
Anyways, I think I had my fun. I want to go back. I need to, it is potentially immoral not to.
Please help me transition back!
I've been in your shoes many many times. My needs and expectations change every few years. I recently bought a Steam Deck and have been using an OCI image called Bazzite based on Fedora Silverblue the past few weeks and it's been great exploring Linux and feeling the real ownership of the things I run and host.
I'm a tinkerer at heart, have two Raspberry Pis, one running as a router and the other running as a general server paired with my Synology DS720+ as a self hosted everything else, email, online docs, cloud server, Jellyfin, etc.
If you want it to be easy look at some distros like Bazzite which has a good gaming focus. Or Linux mint which is great as well.
Look at alternative software for what you're using, music software has Ardour for a DAW or Audacity/Tenacity for general audio editing. Kdenlive works great too or davinci resolve if you really need more oomph.
AMD hardware always works better with Linux so if you have or can upgrade to AMD stuff make that a bigger priority especially since they focus more on FOSS software and release a lot of things as such.
You don't have to feel guilty about not cutting off some programs and web apps. As a photographer I'll probably never be able to leave Adobe sadly but I'll just accept that.
Don't be afraid to try things and experiment, it's the fun of it. Looking and trying new things. It'll be a great way to get back into it!
Thank you! I have been looking at Fedora Silverblue and ran it for a couple weeks. My only issue is that sometimes I need programs that only got .deb files, and they are meant to run on Ubuntu not debian.
I have found happiness on Pop!_OS.
Pop is growing in popularity for all the right reasons! I hope it works out great for you! A few tips I would give is to make sure to do backups and look into things like Timeshift to make unexplainable errors and potentially wonky package installs easier to undo!
Backups are definitely a task I have been sleeping on. I will set that up.