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

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

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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(not even a) hot take: if they think a Linux system is weird, they are not a real tech geek.

But yeah, that is why I only install extremely stable stuff. So that I am basically never asked for shit

[–] Joelk111 2 points 9 months ago

That's a gatekeeper-y take. I tried Linux a few years back, so I guess I became a "real" tech geek a few years ago. Never mind the fact that I was 3/4 the way through a CS degree, I'd built my own computer, and was the go-to tech guy in my family. But nope, not yet a tech geek.