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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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What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"? (feddit.uk)

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I've been using Linux Mint since forever. I've never felt a reason to change. But I'm interested in what persuaded others to move.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Arch

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Garuda. Looked pretty and tried it for a day or two and noped out. Went back to Manjaro before I figured out how to install Arch without the installer

[–] tigerjerusalem 0 points 11 months ago

Anything that's not Ubuntu, because it's the "mainstream Linux", so guaranteed I'll find anything I need there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

All of them except arch. It just strikes the perfect balance between being easy to pick up after a bit of reading and keeping its simplicity. Paired with vanilla gnome its uwu gang. I also looked at manjaro and stayed well clear of that, vanilla is so much simpler as I don't have to worry about conflicts caused by man jar roe randomly holding back packages for no reason.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

EndeavourOS - I have tried Arch as well but EndeavourOS is just nicer out of the box. The AUR is awesome, and I generally find answers for any problem more easily than I did for any other distro.

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[–] anthoniix 0 points 11 months ago

Gentooo, the only reason I' use it is so I could bring up systems on old architectures. Besides that it really isn't worth it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Linux mint waaaaaaay back when it first launched.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

tails

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