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I've been using Linux since 1997. If you intend to climb the hierarchical ladder of Linux users, then there are things you'll need to learn along the way.
I've been using Linux since 1997, and my journey has been somewhat different from most. When I started, Linux was hard, and I mean hard. Every single thing I did on the operating system seemed like a challenge. During those early years, I worked tirelessly to learn the OS (because I didn't have a choice, as Linux was the only OS I had and couldn't afford to purchase another computer or a copy of Windows).