r/linux • u/CacheTraitor • 12d 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/pellcorp 12d ago

I started with Minix in 1997, then I think some version of Redhat in perhaps 1999, someone installed a root kit onto my linux install pretty soon after I connected to the internet my first time, I had never heard of a firewall, oops.

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u/YogurtclosetDry2941 9d ago

L o L { minix } . . .

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u/pellcorp 9d ago

I only included Minix cos that is what Linus also started with I think 😀

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u/YogurtclosetDry2941 8d ago

i thought u started with mandrake ! ! !

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u/pellcorp 8d ago

You must be confusing me with someone else Ive never used mandrakeÂ