Re: 10 Most Used Linux Distributions of All Time

On 29/03/2024 10:01, G wrote:

Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:

In comp.os.linux.misc, John McCue  <jmclnx@SPAMisBADgmail.com> wrote:

Nothing against those 2 distros, but in the 90s, in
reality, there were really 2 Linuxes, Slackware and Debian.
In the early days, Linux was Slackware then others started
to get popular in the late 90s.

>
Debian is only a couple of months younger than Slackware. But earlly
days I remember a lot more Yggdrasil than Debian.
>

Oh boy, Yggdrasil! That brings me back, my first Linux installation from
around 20 floppy on a Compaq with a massive (Massive! I say) 10MB HD.
 

Elijah
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recalls using Redhat in late nineties

 And that was my second... I actually bought the box.
 G

Only two versions I knew back in the day were Debian and Red Hat, a friend had SUSE.
When the time came I tried out everything and Debian worked OK, but was lacking in desktop frills, so I tried Ubuntu, but for whatever reason the installation failed, so I tried mint Mate.
And have never seen any reason to try anything else.
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"And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch".
Gospel of St. Mathew 15:14