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this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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I'd be lying if I said it got better over time
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I love that Linux allows us to do this, but why
As a new Linux user at the time. I hated the look of Ubuntu 09.04 - 10.10 compared to Windows, but the netbook couldn't run Windows for the life of it. I swapped back a more normal desktop around 11.04
Ah I see, this is an old screenshot. Understandable have a great day