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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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SDDM finally sees a new release! (github.com)

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Adds a Wayland greeter and should fix some long standing bugs relating to slow shutdowns in KDE.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What does this actually mean for users?, Just less X dependencies? or anything practical

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot 0 points 1 year ago

Probably nothing for users who can't tell difference between X & Wayland. Some may notice performance improvement.

For someone like me, I am just excited about trying out new stuff, and building a system without X is one!