Getting started with new software can be overwhelming. It's even more frustrating when you transition from one tool to another, because you have to unlearn some habits in order to make room for new ones. But, there are huge benefits to switching from closed software to open source alternatives.

Opensource.com is here to help ease that learning curve.

Get up to speed with some of the most popular open source offerings—including Firefox, LibreOffice, and a bunch more—with our YouTube playlist: Getting started with open source.

Tutorials on: Linux, Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox, LibreOffice Suite, LibreOffice Impress, LibreOffice Calc, Libre Office Draw, Vim for editing, Inkscape, GIMP, Audacity, and Pidgin