I Changed My Go-to Linux Distro for the First Time from Year 2006

Ubuntu 4.10 was my first go-to Linux distro, I have never changed to another distro besides some trials

Ubuntu 4.10 Installation and Live CD

In year 2022, my go-to distro changed to Fedora 35, not because of Linus Torvald’s favorite but Nick is my spokesman for many whys.

Especially last 7 years, people know me as Apple person in my jobs. There were many reasons to be an Apple person at that time because:

1. Linux desktop was still evolving and had countless incompatibilities.
2. I was principal solutions architect and need to travel a lot as well as I need to present many things in different environments. As a result, my machine should just work.
3. My job was requiring countless external customers facing, and using Apple was a sign of prestige.
4. I didn’t need to change my laptop frequently because Apple operating systems’ upgrades were not breaking its laptops (good old days!).
5. Apple had the best battery life.

When we relocated to Germany, my job and workplace became a more static and fixed environment. I attempted to switch to Linux several times during these years, but Apple MacBook Pros were perks and none of the other options had…