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I have been using Linux since 2001, when I saw it for the first time on the computers at my university. My first experience was with Mandrake (Mandriva), but, after trying several other distributions throughout the years, I settled with Ubuntu - mainly because of the quick release cycle and great forums.

Having previously used Linux changed my preferences away from a GUI to a text-based interface. My desktop reflects this, and I have three gkrellm sessions running to monitor my own computers and two servers through ssh tunnels - in addition to a drop-down console, Yakuake. The gkrellm sessions might appear to be useless James Bond bling, but they actually give good visual insight to the systems. The drop-down console keeps my desktop free of clutter.