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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] 2 points 1 year ago

I've actually had a much harder time troubleshooting Windows because everything is kind of hidden behind an abstraction layer, i.e. the GUI. The event manager often throws inscrutable error messages and searches based on the error code often come up with patently wrong solutions. To hell with Windows!