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    [–] luciddaemon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 63 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I remember 2014 being pretty easy to install Linux. Windows 7 and 10 were also pretty easy then.

    [–] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 81 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Haha, you're so silly! The meme says 10 years ago and notβ€” …

    My god, it really has been ten years since 2014, hasn't it?

    [–] stinerman@midwest.social 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    If Back to the Future was made today, Marty would have traveled back to 1994.

    [–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)
    [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    I think you mean "Great Scot!"

    [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 7 points 8 months ago

    It was "Great Scott!" but the DeLorean smashed through the second "t" in the past. 🌲🌲

    [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)
    [–] cheddar@programming.dev 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    2004 is when we got Ubuntu, and if I recall correctly Mandrake was also rather easy to install.

    Tbh I would rather use Debian, I use Debian today and if I knew about Debian back then I would be using it

    [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    I remember breaking my Ubuntu install a bunch of times when trying to install nvidia drivers and flash player to watch YouTube.

    [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

    I was breaking redhat and fedora trying to install wifi drivers for pcmcia wifi cards. So much modprobe. That’s why I switched to Ubuntu.