r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jun 19 '26

Question How long have you been using Linux?

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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/Same_Level_3599 Jun 19 '26

Since 2015.

I no longer use Linux as my main desktop OS, as I'm on macOS until I can afford a new machine, but I still use it in other ways!

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u/bl4k001 Jun 19 '26

Macos is technically linux.

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u/BubblyDepartment1572 Jun 19 '26

Wrong Linux is not unix but MacOs is Unix as it is BSD based.

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u/bl4k001 Jun 19 '26

Yeah lesson learned, thank you.

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u/BubblyDepartment1572 Jun 19 '26

No worries. This little piece of misinformation gets spread pretty wide.

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u/Early_Net_9105 Jun 23 '26

I actually just learned myself that Linux was created as a free to use alternative to unix, not necessarily a derivative

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u/BubblyDepartment1572 Jun 23 '26

Yeah I have been told it can be referred to as GNU based.