Learning Operating Systems

My blog post will focus on different operating systems I have used over the years. And my preference for free, open-source, and light software. 

Linux operating system became my operating system of choice. This happened after my computing experience centered on the Amiga operating system when I first started to live in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1990.

The company responsible for advancing the Amiga could not continue, so the Windows operating system was the only system to me to work on there after. Also since I was unfamiliar with the Unix system.

Linux My Choice

Many years after, I should say ...... decades, I finally arrived at the Linux ecosystem, and it soon became my computer of choice. There was no turning back. 

While I continue to use Windows to this day, its appeal erodes day by day. The reason is that each new Windows upgrade requires a better computer system, so you are always having to upgrade your hardware system. 

That entails more or greater expense. So, hardware and software costs more money with ongoing upgrades.

Which Linux Distro?

With Linux, from hundreds of free distributions you can use the light OS on your old hardware or computers. So, you save money and the environment. OS means operating system.

And there are literally hundreds of Linus 'distros' to choose from to fit your fancy.

When I came to Sweden in 2012, I was able to concentrate on my love for computers there. A friend of mine gave me her old netbook computer and I installed Linux Lite. My wife was able to use it to write her book.

Then I started to try the different Linux distros that appealed to me. MX Linux became my favorite. I also used Zorin Lite. But I was always researching and learning of the others. Today, I use Linux Mint.

But I use other distros, as I focus on light distros. Very light Linux distros I can use on USB, thumb, or pen drives. Especially if there is persistence. This means it saves changes, so the next time you boot, all your changes are there.

You can use these USB pen drives with these very light Linux distros, on any computers when you travel.

All through the years, I have used free and open-source apps or programs. I have been able to get by without much expense. 

Mobile Portable Living

However, more and more, I try to use light apps. And now that I am focusing on using small computing devices, my wonderful journey continues.

And the journey continues with mobile phones and tablets with Android, Linux, and light apps.