About My Computer Tips

I started my own Linux journey in 2002, dual booting Linux Mandrake 8 with Windows XP. After much trial and error, I finally started using Linux as my main operating system in 2008.

Linux was very complicated at the start, help online was very sparse and any solutions felt like you needed a degree in computer science to complete. Finally managing to install the drivers for my Nvidia graphics card after two days, only to lose my Desktop the very next day and getting booted back to the terminal, is what Linux was like. Linux was frustrating, but I saw the bigger picture and after all the headaches, it was still quicker and more secure than Windows.

Around this time another Linux Distribution was released called Ubuntu. Ubuntu positioned itself as more user friendly way to use Linux, which allowed more users to install and try Linux for the first time. As the years passed by the popularity of Ubuntu grew, which created a whole new selection of Ubuntu spin offs to try and install.

There are still some sticking points when it comes to support from some manufacturers on Linux, but if your prepared to do a little bit of learning, Linux is now a viable alternative to Windows.

You might be interested in the following article, Switching from Windows to Linux, three ways to Install and try a Linux distribution without dual booting.

My Computers & Consoles Over The Years

Commodore Vic 20, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Commodore Amiga 600, SNES, Playstation, Playstation 2, Apple Mac G3, Nintendo WII, XBox360 PC