I tried Linux in early 2008 when I bought my first computer. I received a Ubuntu 8.04 live CD from one of my friends. I was so interested in it though I never heard about Linux before that. It was an interesting experience at that time to try an Operating System without installing it completely on my computer. I didn’t want to install it on my computer because I bought my computer recently at that time and I didn’t have an internet connection also.
After a few years when I finished high school, I joined one of the technical colleges and started to follow a Higher Diploma in Information Technology. There, I got to know about Linux and I installed Ubuntu 11.10 alongside windows on my computer and try to experiment with it. Though it is usable I didn’t want to completely move into the Linux world. So, with that, I familiarized using Linux for my simple day-to-day work such as browsing the internet, listening to music, watching videos etc.
Time has passed and now I have two computers one laptop and a desktop computer that runs windows which is the main and most powerful computer which I use for gaming, studying, video editing and my photography work. So, I didn’t install any Linux version on that computer. On my laptop, I have used Ubuntu till last month. However lately Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has given me some issues. So, I decided to switch my OS to POP OS 22.04 which is also an Ubuntu-based OS. However, It worked with my laptop flawlessly. I am loving it more and more day by day. Now I am using my laptop for my campus work such as coding, listening to music, writing etc.
Linux is evolving day by day thanks to many contributors around the world. Linux operating systems have become more polished operating systems. I am falling in love with Linux day by day and wanted to switch my career to IT from banking and contribute to the growth of the Linux and open-source world. Hence, I am following an external degree in Information Technology which is offered by the University of Colombo School of Computing to improve my IT skills.
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