<metaname="description"content="I am back. I finally got released from prison after Google put me there and forced me to write a blog post. Today I want to talk about getting into GNU/Linux and free software, how I got into it and how you can get into it yourself. But because my started using GNU/Linux story is so short, I'm gonna also talk about how I got into certain software like dwm and Gentoo, since normies tend to call this stuff difficult.">
<p>TodayIwanttotalkaboutgettingintoGNU/Linuxandfreesoftware,howIgotintoitandhowyoucangetintoityourself.Butbecausemy"started using GNU/Linux"storyissoshort,I'mgonnaalsotalkabouthowIgotintocertainsoftwarelikedwmandGentoo,sincenormiestendtocallthisstuffdifficult.</p>
<h3>MyfirstencounterwithGNU/Linux</h3>
<p>MyfirstencounterwiththeGNU/Linuxoperatingsystemwasin2011whenIfoundoutaboutthisnew"fancy"operatingsystemcalledUbuntuGNU/Linux.Peoplelikemyselfreadingthisblogpostrightnowmightsay"DOnT yOU hATe UbUnTU?!?!?"butbackthen,itwasverydifferentfromwhatitisnow.</p>
<p>Backthen,itwasafairlynicesystem.Ididn't end up sticking with it as you'llreadlater,becauseitwasn'tabletorunmostofmysoftware.Forthisreason,IwentbacktoWindows7andforgotaboutUbuntuandthewondersofGNU/Linuxandfreesoftware.</p>
<p>Theanswerisgoingtobedifferentdependingonwhoyouaskbutsinceyou're reading my blog, I'llanswerit.It's because they try to make the wonders of GNU/Linux something that it isn't.TheytrytoturnitintoafreeversionofWindows,ratherthanmaking'the ultimate OS'.</p>
<p>IthenlaterreinstalledUbuntuinthehopesthatIhadmessedsomethingup.Usererrorisnormal,Ithought.Afterthat,Ididn't really encounter any more issues and I was able to do most things just fine on my computer. I still don'tknowwhyitjustNOWworksproperly.</p>
<p>AfterawhileIstartedlearningtowritebasicshellscripts,becausethat's what you do when you have free time and want to learn how to use your computer properly. It'sagreatwaytolearnyoursystem.</p>
<p>WhilewatchingsomebadYouTubeguidesonthebasicsofshellscripting,Isawthisoneguywithareallycooldesktop."WHAT.. WhAT?!?!? IT TILES???? WAOW".Throughasimplesearchandsomereadingonwindowmanagers,Iinstalledi3-gapsonmythenUbuntusystemandswitchedtousingit.Ireallystartedtolikecustomizingmysystem,andIlovedefficient,quickkeybindsforeverything.</p>
<p>Outofboredom,onedayIdecidedtoinstallGentooinavirtualmachine.Itwasmoreasachallengemorethananything,becauseasIunderstoodit,thisdistributionwasdifficulttouseandinstall.(Nowthat's false, but that'sanotherissue)</p>
<p>IamnowaGentooGNU/Linuxuser.Overall,it's been a great experience and I love the freedom and customization I can do to my desktop. I'mabletomakeitanythingIcanimagine.Ittrulyisgreatandit'sthepeakofcomputing;well,otherthanwritingyourownoperatingsystem.</p>