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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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People doing the 30 days linux Challenge are having several problems because of Mint's old packages and technology. Why people still recommend it when there is Fedora and Opensuse with KDE and Gnome? (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 5 months ago (20 children)

Linux users can't even agree on what distro is actually beginner friendly, so how am I supposed to pick one with any confidence?

[–] Moreless 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Linux is a niche. Picking any distro that isn't the most popular is going one step deeper into a niche. A niche, within a niche.

Just use the most popular distro... Ubuntu

Problem solved.

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