Simple question. Which distribution was your introduction?

For me, it was SLS Linux in '92-93, followed relatively naturally by Slackware, which was followed by Redhat.

  • rms1990@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 年前

    I didn’t know about Linux until I was in my late teens, and even then didn’t care because I was a “Gamer” (ugh). My first disto was Ubuntu. I have used many distros but like debain the most.

  • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    3 年前

    Linux Mint 20. I got my first computer and was choosing an operating system. I didn’t even understand differences between Windows and GNU+Linux, but it was faster, UI was consistent, and the community was actually supportive. Most issues I had were already solved so I could find solutions online easily. r/linuxmint also led me to creating a Reddit account xD

    Meanwhile support for Windows looked like: Turn it off and on again, run sfc /scannow, dism, chkdsk, you may need to reinstall Windows.
    So I went with Mint.
    Funny, but at first when I didn’t know about “Distributions” I was searching for just pure Linux. Poor old me didn’t know I was accidentally searching for the kernel.

    Welp, the laptop broke after 2 months (hardware), but it was old. I definitely don’t miss that Athlon 64.

  • r_a_trip@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 年前

    S.u.S.E. Linux 5.2 in 1998. Didn’t use Linux full time then, but S.u.S.E. got me acquainted with my future OS.

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 年前

    As a daily driver, Manjaro. It was a lot more stable than people would have you believe.

    When I was still dual-booting with Windows, I used Ubuntu Server 14.04 for university stuff - I SSH’d into my home PC for programming classes. Needless to say, I was the stereotypical Linux dickhead (and didn’t even use Arch at the time, btw).

  • cspiegel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 年前

    Slackware 3.0, so must have been late 1995 to early/mid 1996. It was included with the book Linux Unleashed, I believe.

    I recall having to rebuild the kernel to get sound drivers working (voxware, if I recall). I can’t remember if they were included with the kernel, or if I had to patch it. I followed the directions in the book, presumably including updating LILO, and it actually worked. I think that if I broke the kernel, there’s a good chance I’d’ve given up on Linux at that point, so good thing it worked first try!