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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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The year of Linux on the desktop is closer. Linux reaches 3% of desktops (web.archive.org)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being a beginner distro doesnt make mint any less linuxy. Its probably the gest recommendation to convert people over from windows

[–] ZIRO 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you. I appreciate your perspective. Using Linux again has been like a breath of fresh air, honestly. I just love how fast everything is. (Both my Windows and Mint boots live on their own M.2 drives, but Mint is so, so much faster.) And, unlike Windows, I don't feel like I have to jerry rig it to get things to work. I'm sure there are instances where that is the case, but I haven't run into them yet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I feel like fedora would be good for Mac converts.