Installing Linux vs Windows 98 in 2000

There's been a lot of push recently (especially on some youtube channels) for "The Year Of Linux On The Desktop". Partly because of the crap Microsoft has been pulling. Partly because Windows is turning into a bigger pile of shit than it's always been. And maybe there's some contrarianism involved. And it seems Linux is slowly moving up the Steam charts. I find this amusing; I've been a Linux user…