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How I stopped distro hopping

I, a Microsoft user since DOS 5.x was introduced to Linux in the late 90’s when a friend gave me a copy of Novell Linux. I was in awe that you could get a “free” operating system without having to pay for it. The system didn’t hold my attention long because there were not a lot of applications for it that were similar to the Windows programs I was accustomed to.

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