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Did you choose for Linux for freedom or ... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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for gratis or other reasons ?

Have you been a distro hopper ?
What is your favorite Linux distro ?

EDIT : Thanks for all the comments so far. Heartwarming really!

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[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

It's free, gratis and it's fun to use and tweak.

I took a couple of in-person Linux courses when I was about 16-17. Teacher gave me a Kubuntu 6.06 CD to try at home.

A short time later I was using Ubuntu 8.04, 9.04, etc. and until last year I was on Ubuntu MATE 14.04 until I made a new MATE 20.04 install and I built a new main PC with MATE 22.04.

I really notice the difference in UI apps between Ubuntu and Debian, which I tried (and failed) to swich to several times already.

I've used and gave support to RHEL in a couple of jobs (graphical and non-grahpical)