John, thanks for your very detailed and helpful reply. I will be giving this a try. Lately, I've been spending 95% of the time in Linux and only about 5% in Windows 10. Amazing how smoothly my system operates in Linux.
Same for me, but with 99% of my time in Linux because I don't play games at the moment. I'm wondering why I haven't switched earlier. Well, thanks to Microsoft and their Windows 10 for forcing me to look for alternatives.
Same here. Windows 10 was released, and that was the final straw, been using Linux since. Windows 8 for gaming, but not gaming as often as I use too. As far as mice go, I'm using the Logitech G400s and everything works except for button 8, which can be programmed with a bunch of different functions. I always used the "close program" which meant one click to close any open window on screen. Great for web surfing. I sent Logitech an email asking if there would ever be software released for Linux users and never received an answer. My next mouse won't be a Logitech product. I did read a bunch of stuff about being able to program any mouse yourself, looked into it a bit but it was like 4 pages of instructions and no guarantees anyway. Kind of hoping a single woman who looks like Salma Hayek and is a Linux guru moves in next door ...
I've been using Linux in one form or another for about two and a half years now, and I've been a member of the Linux Mint forum for close to two years. And I couldn't help but notice the surge of new members in the forum since the release of Windows 10. One thing I find a bit surprising is this: Most people still ask about how to install Linux Mint in order to dual boot with Windows. But I've also noticed a new and growing trend: there seems to be more and more people who are seeking to install Linux Mint as a "stand-alone" operating system. I know Microsoft claims that there are currently 15 million people who have installed Windows 10, but I would be curious to see just how many of those 15 million have tried Windows 10 only to uninstall it and reinstall a previous version of Windows, or venture into trying Linux as well. I think we are witnessing a trend away from Windows that began with Windows 8 and has only been amplified by the release of Windows 10. I'm not claiming it's tsunami-like in it's proportions, but just a slow and ever increasing number of people who are seeking an alternative OS to Windows.