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===What are the benefits of using Linux?=== | ===What are the benefits of using Linux?=== | ||
There are quite a few. Linux is free to use, highly efficient, and very fast. The 64 bit version of Manjaro with the XFCE desktop boots up in only a few seconds, and uses only 200MB of memory to run. Linux systems are also very secure, and are not affected by the huge amount of Windows viruses, trojans, worms, or malware out there. Anti-virus software is not required. And as for the tens of thousands of software applications available - including fully compatible equivalents of popular Windows software such as MS Office --these are also completely free. It is also possible to easily run many popular Windows applications on Linux using compatibility software such as ''Wine | There are quite a few. Linux is free to use, highly efficient, and very fast. The 64 bit version of Manjaro with the XFCE desktop boots up in only a few seconds, and uses only 200MB of memory to run. Linux systems are also very secure, and are not affected by the huge amount of Windows viruses, trojans, worms, or malware out there. Anti-virus software is not required. And as for the tens of thousands of software applications available --including fully compatible equivalents of popular Windows software such as MS Office-- these are also completely free. It is also possible to easily run many popular Windows applications on Linux using compatibility software such as ''Wine or PlayonLinux''. The examples given here are ''far'' from comprehensive! | ||
===Why is Linux free? What's the catch?=== | ===Why is Linux free? What's the catch?=== | ||