Developer Chronicles a Winding Path From Ubuntu and Kali to Arch Linux

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A developer shared their multi-year Linux learning journey, beginning with curiosity about how computers work and progressing through several distributions including Ubuntu, Kali, and eventually Arch Linux. The experience included repeated challenges such as Windows BitLocker blocking disk partitioning, a failed Docker installation, and a broken PIN that rendered Safe Mode inaccessible. Participation in the Network 42 program in Rabat, Morocco, deepened their interest in Linux and prompted a shift toward using it as a primary operating system. Installing Arch Linux brought further hurdles, including two days spent fixing a GRUB bootloader that would not detect the new system and several hours resolving recurring NetworkManager and Bluetooth failures. The account highlights a hands-on, trial-and-error approach to mastering Linux fundamentals including filesystems, partitions, bootloaders, and networking.

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