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(Linux users !) What was the first Linux distro that you used ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by deepinder_brar@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Are there any linux users here, am i asking this in wrong community ?, If yes then sorry

Anyways the first linux for me was kali linux, I was a hopeless kid who wanted to learn hacking, and as everyone thinks linux is for hackers i just did some random google search about "Best linux distro for hacking" and the result was kali linux (since parrot os was not there at the time)

I watched a tutorial on how to install it, and that's where it got worse. We didn't have that much data to download a 3-4GB of iso file, so i went to a nearby friend to use their wifi and downloaded it. When I was installing it I selected the partition in which we stored all our family photos and other memories ( At the time I didn't knew much about partitions and just wanted to try out linux). As I selected the wrong partition the windows installed on that partition and the files got deleted and I got into Kali linux, it took me some time to realise what I have done, but eventually I realised that many files were missing and was not able to boot into windows. Eventually I got scolded so much from my parents, but I don't regret it because that opened up a new world of linux for me (but with some sacrifices)

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[–] TheKudzu@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 2 points 1 year ago

Gentoo circa 2002. Soooooo over my capabilities at the time

[–] Android007@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Android & Ubuntu was 1st. Now = Qubes OS & Pop_OS works great on Desktop & GrapheneOS is the best for mobile!

[–] cynetri@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Ubuntu, either version 12.04 or 12.10 when I got my first computer, a Chromebook, in Christmas 2013 when I was 10. I hated how Chrome OS didn't support anything so I found a way to put Ubuntu on it and messed around with Blender and Minecraft. Despite this early start, I proceeded to do nothing productive with it, broke it out of frustration, and now I'm 20 and struggling with Arch lmao

[–] SharpMaxwell@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I installed linux mint on some really old laptop when i was a little kid but i wouldnt really consider that my first distro that i actually used on a dailybasis, that would be SteamOS on a Steam deck, it showed me how great linux could be and got me hooked on it.

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Mint, because it's what my dad put on my first laptop when I was like 10 or something. I remember playing minetest and FTL on it.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh god it's been so long (20+ years). I only remember that whatever distro I installed had that great game preinstalled in which Tux slides down a mountain. Ah... Nice memories of easier times.

[–] visnudeva@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Fedora from a cd around 2006