The latest articles on DEV Community by WinToLin (@wintolin). https://dev.to/wintolin https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3894766%2F4dcc474a-c030-48c4-bc6d-e2e6dbd47d40.png https://dev.to/wintolin en WinToLin Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:04:57 +0000 https://dev.to/wintolin/-wintolin-easy-tool-to-swtich-from-windows-to-linux-8f5 https://dev.to/wintolin/-wintolin-easy-tool-to-swtich-from-windows-to-linux-8f5 <p>I’ve been working on this idea called WinToLin, the goal is to make the switch from Windows to Linux as simple as possible.<br> The steps are:</p> <ol> <li>You go trough the steps in the tool on Windows. -You select the apps and files you care about.</li> <li>It creates a bootable USB.</li> <li>You boot from it and it automatically installs and sets up your selected Linux distro that matches your previous setup as closely as possible</li> </ol> <p>Right now this is still very early and mostly an experiment. </p> <p>Only basic parts exist and only Ubuntu is supported so far.</p> <p>I’d really appreciate feedback on things like:<br> What would be the hardest part of switching for you?<br> What would absolutely need to work for you to even consider using something like this?</p> <p><a href="https://streamable.com/uizfw0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Short demo</a><br> Some parts of the video are sped up.</p> discuss linux showdev sideprojects