Ages ago, perhaps over 10 years ago (not keeping track because then I’ll have to admit I’m getting older). I think it was because of the surprisingly common issue where wifi would just… Stop working in Windows. Installed Ubuntu and basically had fun tweaking it and learning Linux.

Then Windows 8 happened and everyone decided that they needed to change how everything worked to copy their example. Hopped between Unity, Gnome 3 and Gnome 2 for a while, looking for something that suited my tastes before eventually settling on Mint and Cinnamon.