Bottom Line; Up Front I returned to Linux on the desktop after 10 years away because problems started to creep into macOS that eroded my trust in the platform. Why Apple? At the end of the last post[1] I briefly covered why I chose macOS as a replacement desktop. I made an investment in the platform in terms of both time and money. Most of the applications I used were free, but I made many purchases through the App Store.

Bottom Line; Up Front This post is the story of why I left the Linux Desktop 10 years ago. I left because the need for my computers and software to just work outweighed the interest and fun involved with tinkering and troubleshooting. In The Beginning I’ve been a Linux user since 1999. I first installed Linux Mandrake on a second PC that dual booted with Windows 98. I remember being hooked almost immediately.