Mon - 12 Oct 2021 lINUX JOURNEY ------------------------------- Let's talk about linux journey, do you remember when you first know about linux ? Did they teach you linux in school ? What is "learning linux" ? Sometimes about Sept-Oct of 2019 -------------------------------- My first time knowing linux is by watching Mr Robot, my fav tv series. I search for "OS they use in Mr Robot" because it look so cool and I found out about kali linux. After a few hours of googling I found out that it is free OS not like spyware 10, and I learn how to flash it in thumbdrive and install it. That time I have a few problem, first my internet connection. I have the slowest internet connection on earth, 1mbps. So I have problem to download the iso. The solution is to download the iso using my office wifi, that time I still don't know about DE and which iso should I download, I just follow my guts lol. I'm so excited that day, it feels like "I was born for this shitz". After I arrived home, I start to flash the iso using rufus but I encounter another problem, something like this laptop can't support uefi *I forgot what the warning screen*. Then after a few google session, I know that my laptop only support legacy so I learned to change the legacy/uefi boot order in bios. And then.... I managed to install Kali Linux and I'm so proud of myself, but another problem encounter. There's no internet connection, and after another google session, they say I have to download the wifi driver. Like, how the hell I'm supposed to download the driver if I doesn't have the connection to download it ? And they say use git, what the hell is git ? That's why my friend always do proper research before you want to do something duh! After many hours of frustration *including re-installing, kicking at my wifi modem and punching my laptop keyboard* I decided to install windows 10 back. I forgot how I can get windows 10 back lol but I remember I used it back. That time I still use hdd *I dont know why I didn't upgrade to ssd ? It not too expensive* and windows 10 system is so lagging and not smooth. But I rarely use my laptop that time, I only use it for entertainment like youtube, movies etc. Also, I want to learn how to code. I use codeblock that time because I want to learn c++ and codeblock on my laptop was not so smooth. Then I try to install C++ compiler and why it's so hard to install compiler on windows ? I have to google so many things and as you know, my wifi was slow as snail. Even snail can move faster than my wifi. After I failed to learn c++, I learn python and I kinda like it, I like it how it can do so much things with single line of code. I have basic algorithm knowledge when I learned c++ and python seem so easy after that. But, I still find it hard to code on windows and that's why I want to install linux so bad. After a few month. ------------------ My ex boss want to throw away his old gaming pc because he want to build a new gaming pc. Then I said I want to buy it from him and I got it like for 24usd. Then I decided to try linux for real this time, and my choice is ubuntu. This time I got it right and I'm in love with linux. And then I try manjaro, fedora and start my new weird addiction, distro hopping. I learn about distros, DE, WM and many more. I become addict to learning linux but I dont know what to learn about linux ? Is leaning the terminal enough ? What should I learn to declare myself as linux master ? Im still learning tho. Im using Arch and fedora on my two laptop for daily drive now. I think I know more about programming, OS and technology stuff thanks to linux, I can say that linux really change my perspective toward technology. Actually I never heard about linux before Mr Robot, because I'm not coming from IT background and I never learn IT at school. I only know about windows and MAC *which I never try due to I'm poor*. Now ---- But now I know a little about linux and I want to learn more, I think I really love technology, I never know why I never know that I love technology ? Its all come to me after I try linux. There is this feeling of accomplishment or something I can't express when I install linux successfully. Thank linux, or should I say thank GNU/linux for changing my life. Cheers, ME.