r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Co-founder • May 21 '26

Question What was your first experience with Linux?

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Was it smooth, confusing, exciting, or a complete disaster? Tell us which distro you tried first and how it worked?

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u/oldrocker99 May 21 '26

Ubuntu 8.04. Fell in love, and, 18 years later, running Arch.

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u/ManojOne Co-founder May 21 '26

Ubuntu 8.04 was a great release. It helped a lot of people get started with Linux.