My Linux journey began in 2004 when a friend showed me a newly installed command-line version of Ubuntu 4.

I was amazed by the size of the installation, the speed, and the apparent simplicity. But mostly, I was amazed by the CLI (command-line) applications like irssi and TeamSpeak server. At that time, the Linux world didn't have that many applications, and many required compilation under specific Linux distributions with specific dependencies. I remember searching through Ubuntu repositories and installing all the applications that seemed interesting.

Because I wanted a desktop environment, and Linux desktops had fewer (apparent) apps than Windows, and I was lacking basic Linux knowledge, it took years before I really got into the Linux world.

Over the years, I tried many Linux distribution flavors, like Knoppix, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Manjaro, and Raspbian OS. There isn't one that I like most. Currently, I just know more about Debian-based Linux distributions, but I'm always learning.

Now, I created this blog to serve as my notepad, where otherwise all the notes about specific applications/installations/configurations would be scattered throughout many machines and various external drives. It drives me nuts every time I have to search for that specific task that I know I managed best a few months ago.

This blog might be beneficial to others, as I previously had a blogspot.com blog that got quite a few visitors over time before being deleted by Google's automated system for an unknown reason.