I think I was around 13 years old, our home family computer had Windows ME on it. It broke all the time. I think I may have tried Ubuntu first on that PC but then came across SUSE and decided to replace windows with that because the KDE interface at the time (was horrendously 90's looking) but felt more like windows. I think I ran that on the computer for a year or so before my father made me put XP on it when that was released.
It was my first real foray into Linux and it would be many moons until I ran it full time as an adult but I have a soft spot for it.
Edit: I think my memory is off because Ubuntu wouldn't have been around back then... Must have tried Ubuntu later or maybe I was a bit older. In any case it was SUSE that sparked my interest in alternative operating systems, and probably why I still prefer KDE.
I think I was around 13 years old, our home family computer had Windows ME on it. It broke all the time. I think I may have tried Ubuntu first on that PC but then came across SUSE and decided to replace windows with that because the KDE interface at the time (was horrendously 90's looking) but felt more like windows. I think I ran that on the computer for a year or so before my father made me put XP on it when that was released.
It was my first real foray into Linux and it would be many moons until I ran it full time as an adult but I have a soft spot for it.
Edit: I think my memory is off because Ubuntu wouldn't have been around back then... Must have tried Ubuntu later or maybe I was a bit older. In any case it was SUSE that sparked my interest in alternative operating systems, and probably why I still prefer KDE.