(2019)

sys.re

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My favourite (not included in this list) was the old Ubuntu startup sound.

Oh man. I really miss that Ubuntu (5.04 - 6.04). As for many, it was my gateway into Linux, a 5.10 CD they gave me at uni. I still have it somewhere.

Not only the startup sound was epic: all its system sounds were great and unique. The visual theme was nice. Its typeface felt warm. You could feel the attention to the details, that it felt kind of handcrafted and that everywhere from the desktop to the help pages you could feel the ubuntu and that indeed it was Linux for human beings.

Sadly it seems they ditched their motto and forgot what ubuntu meant somewhere in the way.

Hearing the 95 and 2000 boot sounds unlocked so many memories!

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