Mar-06-2019, 12:22 PM
Quote:When i used Arch Linux a lot i would tweak it and break it. I remember i had to put a hold on certain updates or it would break my system. And man those forums don't mess around. If you do not do your homework, they will let you know.Linux is very similar to Unix (better actually because it runs on most platforms and Unix was usually for one only). I first started using Unix at bell labs, then after on a large VAX system. When Linux first emerged I downloaded (BBS over phone modem) the kernal and started building my own package (not called a distribution, because I didn't distribute it). It was difficult because I had to rebuild the kernel every time I wanted to add a driver.
It didn't take long for a stable 'distro' was released by RedHat and I used Fedora for quite a while.
Bottom line is that I like Linux much more than windows, but really need both because I am a gamer, and a lot of the games were written for MS platform only (including my favorite).
I used OpenSuse for about a year, but had a lot of issues, then switched to Linux Mint. Now, I haven't even powered off my computer since about a month ago (when I added a new hard drive). I don't think my system has crashed once since the switch about 8 months ago.