Comments on: What’s Stopping You Transitioning to Linux?

By: Mick S

Mick S — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:17:50 +0000

How do I set up a dual boot for Winslop 11 & Linux?

By: Mark H.

Mark H. — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:20:59 +0000

I’ve set up to dual-boot Windows and Linux Mint. Once I’ve become comfortable with Linux and figure out Rclone (I use Google Drive), I’ll likely use Linux for my primary OS.

I already use Firefox, Thunderbird and LibreOffice on Windows and those are also on Linux. My financial software, Moneyspire, runs on Linux also. I’ve also found that I can run some other Windows-only programs using WINE in Linux. Unlike Windows, Linux doesn’t care how a disk is formatted and I can access data files stored on NTFS drives.

By: Kenneth Wolf

Kenneth Wolf — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:13:27 +0000

Do you know if it can import .qif files?
That would be a game changer!
Thanks for the tip; I’ll check it out.

By: Mark H.

Mark H. — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:06:39 +0000

In reply to Kenneth Wolf.

Check out Moneyspire https://www.moneyspire.com/. I switched to it from Quicken a couple of years ago. No subscription, runs on Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, Linux, and has mobile versions for iPhone and Android.
It also can import Quicken and other financial app data files.

By: Kenneth Wolf

Kenneth Wolf — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:05:56 +0000

Thanks for that Jim;
But it isn’t always practical to do that with most laptops and micro pics.
And it doesn’t answer the Quicken replacement issue for me.
I’ll keep on looking!

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:03:53 +0000

In reply to Kenneth Wolf.

Hey Kenneth,
I agree that a dual boot system can (and often) does cause issues. How I overcome that is:

1) Disconnect or disable the drive containing the existing OS
2) Install the second OS on a completely different internal drive
3) Use the F12 boot menu to choose which OS to load

I’ve never had a problem with that system.

By: Kenneth Wolf

Kenneth Wolf — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:38:12 +0000

My big stumbling block is Quicken. I’ve tried a bunch of Linux open source financial software, but none of them are viable options to my Quicken Deluxe 2016.
I won’t do the subscription route; just a money grab. This version of Quicken does just what I need and nothing more.
If anyone has suggestions, I’m open to trying, but if you can’t import Quicken files into it, that’s a non-starter.
I’ve been dabbling in Linux for 25 years, on and off. I’m very impressed with the newer distros that I’m using on some older hardware. They’ve come a long way. I could easily switch to Mint or Zorin in a heartbeat but for the one issue I have. I don’t want to dual-boot; too many issues with that in my experience.