SwitchToLinux

Lightroom is the last holdout in apps that I can't yet replace with a linux equivalent, That being said, it's not the photo editing aspect I'm looking to replace, as there are lots of tools out there for that. What I'm having trouble replacing is the photo organisation aspect, and more specifically, something that supports/imports Lightroom hierarchal keywords. I've got nearly 20,000 keyworded photos collected over decades, and at the moment, I'm largely chained to Lightroom to keep them organised.

In terms of hardware, what are some good cost effective resources and what what things might I want to consider differently than what I am used to in both the Mac and Windows worlds? I need smart home management, a plex hub, and photo editing, as well as the usual other stuff.

I switched to Linux a few years ago and I remember how scary it was. No one in my surroundings used Linux back then, therefore I was on my own. I had lots of questions and had to use try and error, more error in the beginning I have to say.