Ubuntu 8.04 was not only the first version of Ubuntu I used but also my first step into Linux as a whole. I had a lowend thought relatively new Compaq system at the time. The first computer I owned that wasn’t just a family computer. It was about two years old and ran Windows XP. With Vista around the corner I assumed XP would soon be abandoned (boy was I wrong lol) and I would be forced into the sloppy slow mess that was Vista to stay up to date.
Luckly someone Introduced me to the Linux OS which I experimented with and really enjoyed. From there I slowly learned more about the hardware as well as software and alot of my overall computer Knowledge comes from the fact that I took the time to learn Linux in the first place. Granted I am no master, I don’t have commands memorized or anything. But its due to Ubuntu’s bright orange Gnome desktop that I have an interest in computers beyond them just being a basic use machine.