I'm a big fan of Arch Linux @l0k1 - Working with Arch Linux reminded me a lot of working with my first Linux distribution, Pygmy Linux, back in the 1990s. Pygmy Linux was a trimmed down spin of Slackware which provided users with a simple command line interface only, by default. There was no compiler, no package manager, no desktop environment. Everything was done manually or with hand-written scripts. Pygmy presented a steep learning curve when I was first introduced to Linux and Unix, and it was what I needed to become familiar with the technology and pass my course in operating systems at University.
Running Arch is something I think will appeal to people who like to build their operating systems rather than simply run them.
I'd love to get more into the details of how Linux works. I'll have to find time to set up a machine with Arch or something similar.
As a starter Linux I recommend Lubuntu - the light version of Ubuntu. Lightening fast and ideal for Steemit with just the basics only - no bloat! It's super easy to install too :)
I've used Red Hat, Mandrake, Knoppix, Ubuntu and Raspbian. The latest ones are pretty easy to use for anyone really. I'd like to understand more about the OS, but I am studying some other computing stuff these days, e.g. programming and algorithms. It's all interesting, but nobody can know it all
Mint Linux and Puppy Linux are also my favourites. Puppy Linux is the fastest live distro I've ever seen, but my favourite remains Lubuntu - it's always the one that I keep coming back too.
http://lubuntu.net/
yup. My first christmas present at the age of 4 was several little Lego sets. I have long dreamed of a software system that plugs together like Lego.
Once I saw my first Sinclair ZX81 the road to Steemit was paved! Those memory fragments dear @l0k1 ... memories that live forever! Lego on old friend! ;)