I just saw a DistroTube video with this question. Quite a thought provoking question [for this seasoned distroholic at least].

“What’s the hardest Linux distro you’ve tried?” can be interpreted many ways, and I wonder what kinds of answers we’ll get.

Especially these days, with much change underfoot and newer users having a different distrosphere to explore…

What’s the hardest Linux distro you’ve tried?

  • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Still remember that as well. Though I was in school and had plenty time at my hand. Was a very rewarding experience. Not necessarily easy by any means. But it was so much more capable than any Windows 98 or ME. Didn’t crash like the latter. There was a million things to explore. Software to just install which I’d never have been able to afford as a school kid. Also way easier to customize, or read some log files and fix things once I understood how the filesystem is laid out.

    And the CRT monitor was fine. Ours just displayed an error message if the frequency was wrong. At some point I grabbed a permanent marker and wrote the mode line onto the back if the monitor. Problem solved.

    • hawgietonight@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Your comment on writing down the freq made me chuckle… I did the same! For some odd reason I still have that old CRT…

      CRT monitor base with scribbled information using a permanent marker

        • hawgietonight@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Very big batteries! Haha

          Now really I have no idea, I gave the monitor to my dad, a ham radio enthusiast. All his stuff was tagged with similar cryptic notes, only he could understand.