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Hm. And how long have you been using Linux, exactly?

Can't tell you "exactly" because it's been so long. Might have been as early as '99? Was definitely using Ubuntu as a desktop from its literal beginning. Why?

Okay, so relatively new then. Cool, no worries.

The "new Ubuntu crap" is actually pretty good. You should take a look at it.

How is that "new?"

Anyway, no, the new Ubuntu crap is mostly just that. This isn't a mere idea; I teach IT and every semester I require folks to use a Linux desktop. Mint, MX, Lubuntu and Ubuntu, the occasional Arch are all in testing rotation; over the past few years Ubuntu/Gnome give me the most trouble -- they just suck at backwards compatibility.

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