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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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Star Labs reveal their new StarLite, a Surface-like Linux tablet (www.gamingonlinux.com)

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[–] woelkchen 4 points 1 year ago

Is there any touch based interface for Linux that’s worth using?

Plasma should detect automatically when the keyboard is detached and then apply some changes to its desktop layout. There's also Plasma Mobile but I think that would not work well on the larger screen.

If I were StarLabs, I would probably default to BlissOS which is based on Android-x86 which means all regular Linux distributions are still feasible to install.