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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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I am excited about all the changes coming to our DEs! (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by InternetCitizen2 to c/[email protected]

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I like to watch videos published by Nick from The Linux Experiment. In the latest video he talks about the developments in the new Cosmic, The quality of life touches and polishing of KDE, and the apps coming to gnome (like snoop). It is all really cool and I can't wait to try them all :)

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[–] AVengefulAxolotl 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just realized this a few days ago. This is a very big reason why i'll be keep using linux.

POV:

Linux: lets goo there are new updates

Windows: there are new updates... please no more AI and edge...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The other thing is just how much I hate Windows Update. I can tolerate most parts of Windows, but WU is objectively terrible. It's incredibly slow, requires multiple restarts (sometimes forced!) amd sometimes fails with random errors that are impossible to troubleshoot.

It goes without saying that most Linux package managers work incredibly well in comparison.