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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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Boring is good. I don't want to be surprised by the software I use.
Zsh is a nice balance of modern features and backwards compatibility with bash.
I switched to zsh (with ohmyzsh) a couple years ago on my Mac and I have to say while it's fairly stable, it gets hung up on itself and does weird shit from time to time.
I think bash has wigged out on me once in the past 20 years (that wasn't obviously something I've done).
The first time I used zsh, I was an overenthusiastic Linux noob and got too customisation happy, and I clogged it up. I used bash for a while to ground myself. It's good to have experience with the thing that's standard.
Cool story bro