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I love Linux to death, it's the better OS in my humble opinion. BUT the hard truth is that Windows is the OS that runs on the majority of desktops and so we have to deal with the "standards" it sets. So you better keep a few GB free for a dual-boot or VM image, so that you can run those programs who are tightly woven into the Windows environment. Dive into Linux and get yourself familiar, learn its nuts and bolts as you go step by step. Due to the open nature of Linux there is a lot of extremely complex information out there, don't overwhelm yourself and ignore it until you really need it. Once you feel comfy with it dive into the beauty that is the terminal, it's not mandatory to use it but incredible powerful once you get the hang of it. After that you may feel like switching gears to a more personally customized distro, i'm not going to name any names btw. :D