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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

SLiTaz

It's an obscure originally live usage oriented distro that you could also install. It was the first *Nix I ever used.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

2 days ago my friend found an old SATA hard drive and gave it to me to check what's on it, and me, not having a disk station or anything, and against all better judgment, I just swapped the disk in my laptop for my friend's, and instead of my laptop being fried it turned out the disk was running something called Crunchbang Linux

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Not really a Linux distro, but TempleOS

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

I used to run Reborn OS at around 2017 for a few years. It used Cnchi installer, just like Antergos, and when Antergos died, I saw Reborn as its successor. But the title went to Endeavour (why?) and Reborn never got popularity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Hot Dog Linux, X11 Window Manager with Windows 3.1 Hot Dog Stand, Amiga Workbench, Atari ST GEM, Mac Classic and Aqua UI

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

templeos /j

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

I had not noticed that KDE is available for Chimera now. Very cool.

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