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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).

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Switched my Parents to Linux (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year 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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[–] jacktherippah 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Master....please teach me your ways.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just uninstall your proprietary parent and install Linux.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I'd just like to interject for moment. What you're referring to as Parents, are in fact, GNU/Parents, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Parents

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

How do I uninstall my mom??

[–] jacktherippah 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Open your terminal and run sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root. Trust me bro, it works!

[–] YoorWeb 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mom?

...

MOOOOM?!

[–] jacktherippah 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hello son, I am your mother. However, I'd just like to interject for moment. What you're referring to as Mom, is in fact, GNU/Mom, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Mom.