Yes. Most things can be done without the terminal, and when it’s required, 99% of the time you’ll easily find a guide with instructions you can just copy/paste.
I wouldn’t recommend it for my 78 year old mother who needs me to add her email account to her tablet, but anyone remotely computer-savvy can handle the transition.
The Linux community is generally very helpful and welcoming. If ever you can’t figure something out, someone somewhere will probably be willing to help.
Usually yes, but you’ll never be forced or even nagged to restart. You could keep your computer going for months on the same kernel until you decide that it’s time to reboot, at which point your computer will boot with the new kernel.
Thanks, Windows, I didn’t want my computer to turn off, anyway (feddit.de)
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