December Days 2021 #17: A more mature Linux experience

[Welcome to December Days, where I natter on about things organized around a theme (sometimes very loosely), one a day, for 31 days. This year, we're taking a look back at some touchpoints along the way of my journey with computing and computing devices.]

• CPU: AMD Semperon (Thoroughbred) @ 1.8 GHz


• Memory: 2 GB RAM


• Graphics: nVidia GeForce 2 Pro, 64MB onboard RAM, effective resolution 1024x768


• Sound: Onboard sound system (on motherboard), attached to 2.1 speakers, ports for 3.5" microphone and headphone jacks


• Inputs/Peripherals: Keyboard (Wireless PS/2), Mouse (Wireless PS/2), 100MB Ethernet, HP printer (USB 2.0)


• Storage: 120 GB hard disk drive (Secondary), 250 GB Hard Disk Drive (Primary), DVD±RW Optical Media Drive, DVD-ROM Optical Media Drive


• OS: Windows XP, Kubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger"

( Like fine cheese, Linux needed to age a bit before I could be successful with it )