What has your experience with Linux been like so far? How long has been your Linux journey? Mine began while I was studying computer science, and I’ve been in love with Linux since.

  • Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Heh, that box and version of Redhat was the first I tried Linux, as well as the same year - 1999 Cost me $110 brand new from a local stationary shop. Which was a lot for a poor student! Sadly didn’t last long as I just couldn’t get everything done in Linux as I could in Windows. And this was despite studying computing at the time.

    Oh well 15 years later I tried again (Mint then Arch) and haven’t gone back to Windows since. 🎉

    • wulrus@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      In the 90s during the first “mild hype”, I had Suse for quite a while, twice. Same problem with unavailable software though, I remember PGP Disc not being available back then. I remember the cool kids talking about Red Hat and Debian, you must have been one of them.

      Probably going back now, since my 2011 hardware won’t work with Windows 11.