I’ve been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?
Opinion By Les Pounder published September 19, 2025
It scares me to say this, but I have been using Linux for a quarter of a century! Long before the Raspberry Pi was my main hobby, installing Linux on a myriad of devices was my jam. From the early days, when an AMD K6-2 333 and 128MB RAM powered my initial exploration of the world of Unix and Linux, to today, which sees Linux running on my Ryzen 5600X system, a Raspberry Pi laptop, and my beloved Steam Deck.
In those 25 years, I have tried many different Linux distributions; in fact, here is a list of distros that I have used over the years. This list is not exhaustive, because I reviewed a lot of Linux distros for Linux Format magazine.
Corel Linux
Mandrake Linux (Mandriva)
Open Suse / Suse Linux
Ubuntu (2006 onwards)
Debian
Crunchbang Linux (Debian)
Fedora
Manjaro
Arch
MX Linux
Bodhi
Raspberry Pi OS
Armbian
DietPi
AnduinOS
Bazzite
CachyOS
Linux Mint
ZorinOS
The keen-eyed amongst you will spot that the majority of these distros are Debian-based. Yes, I prefer Debian-based distros, chiefly because I know apt rather well. But I can confidently use Fedora, or Arch (Aur) based systems too. So with all this confidence, why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu? Well, it boils down to a few reasons.
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