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Mint was my first main. Before that there were some projects on raspbian.
The year was 2002, and the distro was Caldera Open Linux 2.2
edit to add: Currently running KDE Neon. KDE 6 is pretty great so far.
Linux Mit, im still loving cinnamon
FreeBSD 3.3
Actual first was I think knopix or whatever it was called. My friend had a bootable floppy and we booted it on a school computer.
First real daily use was Ubuntu somewhere around 2006.
Ubuntu -> Linux Mint -> Pop!_OS -> MX linux -> EndeavourOS
Ubuntu -> Xubuntu -> Linux Mint XFCE
I had the amazing luck of being introduced to linux at such a young age that i don't remember the distro. I just remember the penguin.
But the first time I try linux for myself it was mint, of course.
SimplyMepis (RIP)
it was mine too, in 2020... bring me memories <3
Slackware, either the first or the second release IIRC.
Using on a computer, Debian back in 2011. On my own machine I first went with an Ubuntu dual boot, then later switched to Linux Mint and haven't switched to anything else since. I just love how Mint was able to give new life to the same old trooper laptop I had since 2013.
First server was Debian in 2002 or so. First desktop was the first version of Ubuntu (4.10). Back then, they'd send you a free CD upon request, anywhere in the world. Dial-up was still pretty common in Australia at the time, so not having to download it was very useful. That was one of the things that really drove adoption of Ubuntu.
Technically zorin, but kubuntu is why I stuck with it. It's what made me like linux...
CorelLinux
My first distro was Ubuntu 8.04, but my first experience with Linux was Damn Small Linux.
Funny enough, Damn Small Linux just had an update after all these years.
My first was Suse Enterpise Linux. Bought from Best Buy in the late 90s.
My first distro was Xubuntu. It was 2014-15. I was still in high school. My pc was getting old, and I read online that Linux can make your pc run faster. Since it wasn't my gaming machine, I decided to give it a try. I also read online that Xubuntu is among the lightest of distros, so decided to install that. It really was a night and day difference in performance.
I've switched distros a few times (Xubuntu -> Ubuntu Gnome -> Manjaro KDE -> EndeavourOS KDE, also run AlmaLinux on a few headless server machines) since then, but never went back to Windows ever again.
I went from Ubuntu to Xubuntu one Ubuntu started adding all their bloaty window UI. I stuck with it for a long time but recently it started acting up on me so I switched to Linux mint xfce since it's the closest experience and feels a bit more stable. I figure if it ain't broke...
Conectiva Linux. Don’t remember the version, bought a CD together with a manual a news stand.
I believe it was Ubuntu, likely something like 8.04, but only in a VM. Then a few years later I tried Fedora, DamnSmallLinux, and maybe one or two others. I didn't install Linux on actual hardware until 2017 when I installed Ubuntu 16.04 and never looked back, though I tried it from a bootable USB a few times years before that. Currently on Ubuntu 22.04 on my desktop, my servers all run Ubuntu or Proxmox (Debian).
Manjaro GNOME Edition,
But am now on NixOS 😸❄️🐈✨
Slackware 4. Nothing like having to compile your kernel depending on the hardware you hand-selected for compatibility. Then entering your monitor specs in the config files by hand to get WindowMaker to run correctly.
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Mandrake 8.2
I have fond memories of it, as it weaned me off Windows.
Edit: Actually, Knoppix was my first foray into Linux, but Mandrake was the first Linux distro that I actually installed.
Pretty sure Linux Mint back in 2009-2010 that my brother forced all of our family PC's to use. Now over 14 years later I have made it back to Linux Mint and oh how I've missed it.
Ubuntu, specifically the netbook edition.
That little guy struggled with Windows 7 Starter, but it got some pep in it's step when Linux was installed!
Tried MythTV for a HTPC and had some issue with a log file filling up the the whole drive. Didn't have the skill yet to fix the issue. Does messing around with the terminal in OS X count? It certainly made me more comfortable for the next time tried. I think the next major attempt was another HTPC, but this time, I just used Ubuntu + XBMC and setup it up to also be a headless torrent box. Using OS X as my main desktop still made things easier then it would have been going from Windows to Linux as the file naming and system directories were compatible.
I've been using Mint as my laptop OS for a while now and just recently switched from Mac to Mint on my desktop machine. I made an effort to never get trapped in property file types or an "eco system", so all the apps I was using were available in Linux already and the Majove Hackintosh was becoming less and less viable.
Slackware back in '97.
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
Pop OS. I honestly feel like it was a great transitional OS for me as a lifelong Windows user. Kind of like riding a bike with training wheels.
RedHat back when it was just RedHat. No RHEL. No Fedora. Late 90s.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Some form of Novell-era Suse Linux when I was in college… 20 years ago. I didn’t get it back then. Mint is my daily driver today.
Ubuntu -> Mandriva -> Zorin -> Ubuntu -> Debian
Knoppix I think