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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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I will be returning from a month-long vacation next week. Let’s see if my arch machine will break completely! (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by ouigol to c/[email protected]

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Last time I didn’t upgrade for a long while some drivers broke, maybe I’ll just switch to NixOS this time since it seems interesting. Does anyone here use NixOS? What do you think about it?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't get why so many folks try niche stuff when the tried and proven solution is out there.

Tumbleweed, excellent support for KDE, rolling, great defaults, snapshots out of the box, lots of support/documentation, OBS...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Snapshots require btrfs though, don't they?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, you are correct