Old dog lost to the world of MS, finding his way home
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Old dog lost to the world of MS, finding his way home
Once upon a time (over 20 years ago), I was a Linux project contributor, but due to professional and personal constraints, I got lost in the world of Microsoft. Now that I'm retired and have a lot of time on my hands, I'm returning to the Linux world. Currently, I am dating multiple distributions to find a mate that feels good. Although I'm likely to ask many questions, I'll do a bit of reading first.
Welcome (back)! Many things have changed yet many are the same. Some of the adventure will be figuring out which. For desktop, one of the Linux Mints might be good. A lot use Debian or CentOS on their servers. Over time I developed a preference for the former though am slowly and begrudgingly moving on to Devuan.
For that cozy, pipe and dinner jacket, from the days of old I suggest a revisit to Slackware. That and Debian were my favourite when I first started and then I wandered the distro forest. Having found my way back after fustration and disgust at the way distros are going I' am happy again being a Slacker. No systemd. No SysV. No bs. Just you, your computer, and the old Unix feeling.
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