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TechBites: I Love Linux Operating System

I have been a huge fan of the Linux operating system which beats Windows hands-down anytime. 

    I got to know Linux when I was trying to learn HP-UX when working at Hewlett Packard Singapore in 1999 as a ? specialist, a year before the fearful millennium bug hits. I was hoping to have a HP-UX similar operating system to practice at home. I chanced upon Linux and the first I tried was Redhat Linux. It was fun working on it and later found a more user-friendly Linux called Mandrake Linux. I played with Mandrake Linux more than Redhat as it was more of a hobby than work. 

    I also got to know Windows NT, a server operating system from Windows to compete with Unix. Windows NT was less interesting compared to Linux but have better commercial value for the IT industry so I also spend quite a lot of time setting up and playing with it in my spare time at work. 

    I was not intimidated by Linux as I was comfortable working with MSDOS. I even created batch files to speed up typing on the command line. I won't say Linux is difficult to use as most functions work with the Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications alternatives, much like Windows. I still fall back between the command line and GUI applications as some things are done better at the command line than GUI.

    Linux becomes more mainstream for my work as I need it to run security applications. That was some years down the road when I first got in touch with Linux. I needed an operating system with low hardware requirements to run security applications and I found Lubuntu Linux (Variant from Ubuntu). I always use 'light' Linux as I usually use outdated hardware to install them. Lubuntu was snappy even with the obsolete hardware that I have to use. 

    Now that I have retired and I just got bitten by the Linux bug again and started playing with it. The latest Linux I played was Zorin and Linux Lite. They are supposed to be Windows desktop competitors which show promising results. I would be writing about Linux operating system and the applications I use for my upcoming posts.  

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