Linux

48655 readers

514 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

159

Apparently my love language is installing on the laptops of people I really care about. (social.edu.nl)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

52 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Apparently my love language is installing @linux on the laptops of people I really care about.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

These days installing Linux and upgrading it is easier than it was years ago. Installing Linux can be a good deed indeed :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If you use modern and painless distro.models. I had a Fedora Atomic bug and the alternative was literally just rebasing to the same OS but automatically the same version and it worked.