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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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Only one thing: never give up. You'll get things fixed by copy and paste until one day youll have a broken system and think wait I actually know how to fix this because I've been through it five times before.
I was never happier than when I found Timeshift. https://itsfoss.com/backup-restore-linux-timeshift/
Who needs time shift when you can just slowly break your system while trying to fix a bug and then just either reinstall the os or switch to a different distro bc might as well
@OrnateLuna @spclagntdanazoe [ cries in distro hopping 8 times in one weekend ]