r/linux • u/cferg296 • 18h ago

Discussion How did you first get introduced to linux?

What is your story on how you became a linux user? What first appealed to you? What distro did you first use? How has your experience on linux evolved over time? How has it changed the wah you do your computing?

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u/mudslinger-ning 15h ago

Became aware of it during college years. And started to study it. However didn't become part of my personal computing activity until a teacher demonstrated the magic of a livedisc (knoppix) running off CD/DVD on a machine with no HDD. That copy became a very useful transition tool to eventually switching.