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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)

submitted 8 months ago by foxy@social.edu.nl to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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

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[–] stormio@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I love Linux and I think a lot of my non-technical family members would benefit from it, but I am not as brave as you. The danger with messing around with someone's computer is that you are basically taking ownership of all tech problems the person may run into. It's like the "You break it, you buy it" rule. The person may seek help from another tech geek, but as soon as that geek finds out they're dealing with a "weird" Linux system, they're going to run away from it. You are effectively volunteering to be 24x7 on-call tech support for the people whose laptops you've installed Linux on.

[–] foxy@social.edu.nl 4 points 8 months ago

@stormio
(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

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

If you are gonna have to be anyway, it may as well be one you can run bash scripts on over ssh

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

I usually just mention it. I don't give to many details and before you know it they will need tech support.