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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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Switched my Parents to Linux (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm visiting my parents for the holidays and convinced them to let me switch them to Linux.

They use their computer for the typical basic stuff; email, YouTube, Word, Facebook, and occasionally printing/scanning.

I promised my mom that everything would look the same and work the same. I used Linux Mint and customized the theme to look like Windows 10. I even replaced the Mint "Start" button with the Windows logo.

So far they like it and everything runs great. Plus it's snappier now that Windows isn't hogging all the system resources.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And that's the thing. It's great for casual users who do simple computing tasks, and it's great for the programmers, hackers, and IT professionals. But there's no middle ground for power users who know a bit more than the average users but can't be bothered to learn shell scripting.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I'm using Linux ten years now and I never learned shell scripting. Or do you mean running commands in the shell?

[–] 13617 -5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Or gamers who want to play triple a titles

[–] semperverus 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I play AAA titles all the time on linux. Just not ones that come bundled with ~~viruses and rootkits~~kernel-level invasive anticheat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

And during anti-cheat outages... Turns out the games play fine with proton.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

*linux-hostile-anti-cheat multiplayer titles