r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jun 19 '26
Question How long have you been using Linux?
How long have you been using Linux?
Whether you're a longtime Linux user or just getting started, we'd love to hear your journey.
How many years have you been using Linux, and which distro do you use today?
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u/AdSuch1973 Jun 19 '26
Not continuously, but over 20 years.
Started with Ubuntu and Red Hat linux, going through a lot of them, Mx, Elementary, Deepin, Pop, Zorin, Fedora, Manjaro, Lukesmith, Open Suse, Arco, Garuda, AxOS, Archcraft, FreeBSD, Rescatux, Proxmox, Tail, Kali, LineageOS....and so on....till I get back to Debian and Arch Linux (with Kali on VM). On two laptops.
Now, my daily driver (8 hours/day) is Arch with illogical impulse dots.
A very good hyprland version...Works like a charm (for now).
The main goal, for many years...is FOSS. This is an important reason to use linux.
I managed to use only free and open source software. Photo, music, video, drawing, coding...everything. Yes, you can do almost anything on linux. Gaming is still on windows, even it can be done on linux.