YAY I lost my [Linux] virginity this moring!!!! 3hrs=)

[erabyss]

For those of you that remember last week. I finally did it!!! I got linux installed and working =)

A couple months ago some1 gave me an old dell desktop (2000). A storm came thru and it quit working. I had no idea at the time why, but I didnt really care. So I decided take it apart. I have never seen the inside of a PC before. Other than use, I have not done much with a computer before.

Well that old dell laid spread across the floor for almost 2 months. Even had some parts in other rooms and in my truck. LOL. I woke up today looked over and thot "Can I get that running?" and "I wonder if I can use linux on that."

I spent the first 3 hours of today doing several things I have attemped to do before. I:
Built a computer,
Formatted a HD,
Partitioned a HD,
Installed an OS,
Used linux.

Also I backed up my laptop, first time ever to do a back up.
As near as I can tell (It was my first time after all.) everything thing was a complete success.

=), Just wanted to share my first EXPes with all yall.

[techieMoe]

Congratulations, but I added [Linux] to clarify the title. I wasn't really sure what kind of thread this was going to be at first.

[RobinVossen]

heh you did it
Well Done..
What distro if I may ask?

[bigtomrodney]

Congratulations, and a proper welcome to the forums! That's a lot of work there and it's addictive getting that feeling after you accomplish. Careful now or it'll stick

Have a banana

[s1acker217]

Awesome, welcome to the wonderful world of Linux.

[erabyss]

Well I wasnt really planning on doin that. I just woke up and thot... I read the screen again and this time understood that it was talking about. I guess something in windows boot file was damaged by the storm. It was given to me, so I did not have the restore disk.
Thanks to you guys I had alread DL text based Kubuntu 6.06.1 LTS on hand.
Im goin to install Kubuntu 7.04 tonight when I get home.

heh you did it
Well Done..
What distro if I may ask?

[Digit]

ahhh... i remember my first time for those. jan 2004, suse was her name.

[erabyss]

ahhh... i remember my first time for those. jan 2004, suse was her name.

Reading this makes wish I had a vaio. I would love to be able to add, "It's my sex box, and her name is Sony (VAIO)."

[RobinVossen]

ahhh... i remember my first time for those. jan 2004, suse was her name.

Ah, yea I recall correctly debian was my first dirsto but the first one I got installed was Gentoo.. I had problems with Debian..
But yea Gentoo that was the time.. ^^

[jenny_89]

Congrautilations, hope you like it and enjoy it. My first was a good-looking geko, good experience but nothing too special. I've had better since