I've always been interested in Linux, since I started using computers as a hobby in 1994. I've used Red Hat, and recently had Ubuntu as my main OS. Right now I use Oracle Virtual Machine and have a Ubuntu VM on a Windows 8.1 Host, with a 500 GB hard drive and 8 GB RAM (that should tell you that it is important enough to me to allocate that many resources).

I get discouraged a lot using Ubuntu. It seems like you have to jump through so many hoops trying to get something to work, and usually, after you have jumped through every hoop you can find, it still doesn't work. But I still try to use it and learn how to use it as much as I can!