Hello from SW England

[a2tmk]

I've been using Linux for just over 2 years after decades of using MS. I started with Mint Cinnamon but quickly found that I prefer Xfce so am currently using Mint Xfce 20.3... although I'm inquisitive and am always looking at other distro's using Ventoy.

Looking forward to having a good nose around here and learning more.

Cheers, DM.

 

[kc1di]

Hello @dm999,
Welcome to Linux.org Forums.
Enjoy your Linux Journey and will see you around the forum. Mint is a good distro to learn with and I've used xfce for years also.

 

[KGIII]

Welcome to Linux.org.

Most of the active members are kinda old (like me) or straight up old (like oh so many people who are older than me!)

We're a pretty solid bunch.

 

[Brickwizard]

Welcome to the forums [from East Anglia]
how far west?

 

[JasKinasis]

I've been using Linux for just over 2 years after decades of using MS. I started with Mint Cinnamon but quickly found that I prefer Xfce so am currently using Mint Xfce 20.3... although I'm inquisitive and am always looking at other distro's using Ventoy.

Looking forward to having a good nose around here and learning more.

Cheers, DM.

Welcome to the community. I’m based in the south-west too!

 

[wizardfromoz]

Sounds like a Cornish accent (I've been to Newquay)

G'day from DownUnder, @dm999 and welcome to linux.org

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

 

[Brickwizard]

Cornish

do you mean Kernow

 

[a2tmk]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes

@kc1di
Yeah, Mint Xfce is a good distro to start with. I like to keep my options open because if Mint ever drop Ubuntu I've a feeling they'll only produce Debian based Cinnamon.

@KGIII
I'm 57, is that old or young for here?

@brickwizard
Minehead in Somerset, although we're planning on moving back to our home city of Bristol this year.

@JasKinasis
Whereabouts are you in the SW?

@wizardfromoz
Nope, definitely a Bristolian accent
Did you go to Newquay for the surf?
My wife has relatives in Penguin, Tasmania btw.

Cheers, DM

 

[Brickwizard]

I'm 57, is that old or young for here?

young to middling

Minehead in Somerset,

coastal, nice. We had friends from Brissel, [but they are no longer with us] we were hoping to move to the Forest of Dean, but now we are getting too old to move.

 

[JasKinasis]

@JasKinasis
Whereabouts are you in the SW?

Bridgwater, just a few miles down the A39 from you, ha ha!

 

[KGIII]

I'm 57, is that old or young for here?

Middle of the road, possibly skewing a little to the young range.

 

[wizardfromoz]

I'm 64. In 1988, I was HQ'ed in Reading, had to visit a friend I'd made at Newquay, so took the rental motor for a drive.

Missed the correct turnoff on the Bristol ring road and ended up in Wales. Got to Newquay a little late.

Hilarious.

So you could say I've been to Bristol.