# So I switched to Linux

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-i-switched-to-linux/284228>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [March 16, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-i-switched-to-linux/284228 "2009-03-16T22:49:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![MTsoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MTsoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MTsoul)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-i-switched-to-linux/284228/1 "2009-03-16T22:49:48Z")

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For realz, about a month ago. I no longer have a Windows machine (here where I live anyway). No, not Ubuntu. Arch Linux. Here’s a screenshot (x-posted in the desk thread for March):

[![](http://www.petaimg.com/uploads2/1236640005.png)](http://www.petaimg.com/uploads2/1236651096.png)

I’m finding everything I need, and I am LOVING the command-line nature of things. I have a bad shoulder and not having to use a mouse is great (and also efficient).

And I love how I can use MY preferred email client through SSH - oh and look at torrent download status, do administration, and basically everything else.

So um yeah. And I’m using 80MB of memory with my usual apps open.