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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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What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions? (lemdro.id)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

IMO nothing. As long as it can detect network I can install whatever tools I need.

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

Agreed. The alternative is bloating the system with tools the user may not need. I'd rather just have to install a bunch of stuff on first use.

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

wifi drivers then?

[–] iopq 1 points 1 year ago

I couldn't install some Python socks package because I need a proxy to access the Internet, but I needed the package to install any updates through socks, so I couldn't install the package because I didn't have it