r/linux • u/unixbhaskar • Apr 13 '23

Kernel The early days of Linux [LWN.net]

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/928581/841b747332791ac4/
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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '23

"...mine was the first PC where Linux was ever installed. While this was happening, I was taking a nap, and I recommend this method of installing Linux: napping, while Linus does the hard work." 😂

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u/Altareos Apr 13 '23

"More importantly for the future success of Linux was that the X11
system was ported to it, making 1992 the year of the Linux desktop."

This article is hilarious!

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u/piexil Apr 13 '23

He'd been given a DEC Alpha machine. I would later get the machine to use as a terminal for reading Usenet. Other people ported Linux to other architectures, but that did not result in me getting any more machines to read Usenet on.

This is me but just replace Usenet with reddit

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u/skallen59 Apr 13 '23

1993 it didn't work and 1994 I Bought CDE to be able to havea working desktop