Linux

48338 readers

748 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

443

TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

288 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hey, why get rid of valueable computing devices 😃 there is nothing more fun than a rolling distro like arch pr openSuse tumbleweed on old apple hardware

😁 i live a free computing live where I collect trash (mostly from my father and thus apple devices) and install Linux on them to make them treasures

I love it because I hate eWaste

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I love resurrecting old hardware with Linux.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When I said "got rid of," I mostly meant "gave to friends and family."

I recently installed NixOS on my partner's 2013 macbook air to give it a new lease on life, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

🤩👌🏻awesome, we need more people like you