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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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[–] Anticorp 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Meh, Arch users like it. Plus not having stuff you don't want or don't use on your OS makes it snappier and easier to update and maintain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And as a bonus, if you don’t install support for something and have no idea it exists, you can be continually amazed that nobody has invented it yet.

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

Holy shit I almost spit my coffee all over my arch ThinkPad that's funny

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Someone should invent drain holes for that situation.