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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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[–] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

So now I'm curious what distro you like most? I've been using popos for about a year at this point then tried fedora for about a week and now installed arch to feel around

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

The machine that was last installed in 2014 is Ubuntu LTS. It's been upgraded through all the LTS releases since then. Currently on 22.04 with the free Ubuntu Pro enabled. I use a mix of Ubuntu LTS and Debian stable on other machines. For example my laptop is on Debian 12. Debian has been the most reliable OS and community for over 30 years and I believe it'll still be around 30 years from now, if we haven't destroyed ourselves. 😂