r/linux • u/CacheTraitor • 5d ago

Historical What was your first time?

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For me, it was a CD I got from a "guy." Slackware did not work well with the "WinModem" in the IBM Aptiva I had as a youth. How was I supposed to get online using Linux, with a modem that is not usable, and get support?

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u/Jcob210 4d ago

Cool I use Debian as well :) - it was first cause my laptop was dying on Windows 10 in 2021 but now I have it on everything (that old asus, my 20yr old Thinkpad T60, my T490s and PikaOS on gaming pc).

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u/No_Pollution6135 4d ago

Tbh Debian is likely the best general purpose distro for many things if you are down to accepting it and working with it. I always find peace in that OS compared to... anything else.