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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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Wayland or X11? Why? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by mypasswordis1234 to c/[email protected]

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

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Wayland might be nice for those who use major desktop environments, but I prefer the Awesome window manager. Unfortunately, this is not available in Wayland, and there's nothing in Wayland that meets all the features I am used to. 😞

Additionally, when using Wayland, screen capture utilities like flameshot or shutter won't work until you first take a screenshot using Wayland. It's kinda frustrating.