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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I would love to one day switch over completely to Linux. Microsoft has got me trapped with their games.

[–] demonsword 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microsoft has got me trapped with their games

check this out later, who knows, maybe you're not as bound as you think you are to windows

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

This is great, I'll take a closer look.

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

Most games work really good on Linux these days. Maybe not the latest AAA games but really, almost everything.

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

I don't even engage with their gaming platform. It's those darned foreign adult games that are windows only.

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

I'm quite the gamer and run into very few issues gaming on linux these days. Proton is a game changer. The only real issues are if you're trying to run the latest AAA game at peak performance, or games with certain anti-cheat. But I would say more than half of the anti-cheat games still just work for me.