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    [–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

    Personal: DOS -> Win3.1/95 -> BeOS -> WinXP -> MacOS -> Win10 -> Ubuntu -> Debian

    There was definitely some dual booting in there, particularly in the BeOS (to Windows for Games) and Win10 (to Ubuntu for work) eras.

    Professional: Debian -> RHEL -> WinXP -> Win7 -> Ubuntu -> gLinux/ChromeOS -> Ubuntu -> MacOS -> Ubuntu -> MacOS/Ubuntu

    [–] FukOui@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

    He/she grew boobs in fedora? In this case, sign me up!

    [–] FourThirteen@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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    [–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Been a Linux user for 20 years. Still hate Fedora. Don't have a desire to try arch. Love mint and Debian.Β 

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    [–] JimFox@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

    It's a trap!

    I use arch btw

    I'm in the Endeavour phase, but I think my stockings are better. Otherwise maybe my secondary Ubuntu box is holding me back.

    Also, getting older feels counter to getting hotter :(

    [–] anistorian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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    I went balls deep into Cachy OS on my mini pc to try out Linux.

    [–] Reygle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

    Well I'm living proof that's not true.

    Damn it

    [–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    I went from windows to Manjaro to Fedora :p

    [–] cmhe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

    I've been using Linux since IDK over 25 years. But I have multiple devices and frequently distro hop. Currently, Bazzite on SteamDeck, a CachyOS upgraded from an Archlinux on Laptop, Fedora Kinolite on a different one and a tablet, QubesOS on a third, OpenSuse MicroOS on a container host, Debian on a Server and another container host, Archlinux on another server, bunch of OpenWrts on routers and switches, NixOS on some RaspberryPies and a build server, some Debian based Proxmox PVE systems...

    So... I guess I'm just confused on my identity on that pipeline.

    Same. Mine was Fedora, CentOS, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Mint, Solaris, Red Hat, Red Hawk, a bunch of other stuff to Arch and maybe Parrot or Bazzite soon. I like privacy and games.

    [–] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

    ...genderfluid?

    [–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

    My version of this, and I bet I'm not alone here is more like

    Windows -> Linux Mint -> Debian

    [ Picture of grumpy yet somehow friendly old graybeard with one foot into his "goose farmer retirement" equivalent ]

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    [–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

    Arch Linux user since 2016. Still look like a male nerd. What am I doing wrong

    [–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
    [–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
    [–] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

    If you want to optimize your system, yes.

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    [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
    [–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Holy shit, I did start using Fedora and compression pants at the same time . . .

    [–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago

    my journey:

    win7, win10, win11, LXMint, ArchLX

    [–] atk007@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Windows -> Mandrake/Mandriva -> Fedora -> Ubuntu -> Debian -> Manjaro -> Arch -> NixOS -> CachyOS -> PikaOS

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