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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] 47 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I settled on openSUSE Tumbleweed because it's rolling and reliable. I chose KDE Plasma long before I chose my distro.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Same. Although I am running Debian on the server.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Using this right now. It’s been a little less stable then I’ve heard other people claim, I had about a day and half where I was consistently freezing up 5 minutes after login. After that was patched it has been fine.

The real test for me is if I can walk away from it for 3 weeks and update the system without the world exploding. That was what always broke Arch for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I used to use Leap but I switched to the Tumbleweed repos and updated with no issues. It did take a while though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

All my problems have been of my own making. Also I updated one computer after 18 months or thereabouts and it was fine although I wouldn't recommend leaving it that long on a computer you actually use!