Hallo
One thing that holds a lot of people back from making the change is not knowing what software (programs) they can use on a linux computer to do all the things they want or need to do. Below is a list of replacement programs that I use/have used. This is my current list - it has changed and will probably continue to change in the future. Everyone has their own prefered programs. This list is just to let you see that alternatives are available. Here we go:
Adobe Acrobat >>> Atril / Okular / Xournal / pdfsam
Adobe Acrobat Pro >>> Master PDF Editor (proprietary software, free of charge for private use)
PDF Studio (proprietary software, maybe the best pdf-software for linux)
Adobe Ilustrator / Photoshop >>> Scribus / GIMP / Inkscape
Anti-virus >>> ClamTk / ESET (proprietary)
(business cards) >>> glabels
CCleaner >>> BleachBit
E-Books >>> Calibre
Editor >>> Kate
(genealogy) >>> Gramps
Internet Explorer / Edge >>> Firefox / Chromium
Microsoft Outlook >>> Thunderbird
Microsoft Office >>> LibreOffice
Microsoft Project >>> ProjectLibre
Music >>> VLC media player / Audacity / EasyTAG / K3b / Asunder / Sound Juicer
Photos >>> Shotwell Photo Manager / GIMP
Podcasts >>> gpodder
Radio >>> Radio Tray
Scanning >>> XSane / SimpleScan /gscan2pdf / tesseract / gImageReader / OCRfeeder
Screencasting >>> Kazam Screencaster / SimpleScreenRecorder
Screenshots >>> Shutter
Thesaurus (English) >>> Artha
(touch-type, learn) >>> klavero
Video >>> VLC media player / Kdenlive / OpenShot / Handbrake / Transmagaddon / MakeMKV
For private use I’ve been using linux exclusively for almost three years. It can be done. It IS different, but not that different. Enjoy the difference 