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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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Any distros like linux mint with gnome desktop? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ubuntu is great but uses snaps and adds other canonical bits. Linux Mint is essentially perfect but does not come with gnome desktop. Is there a ubuntu based distro that is essentially like linux mint but offers gnome as a desktop?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, I finally decided to ditch Ubuntu for desktop and servers last month and went distro shopping.

In the end, I settled on Debian. My rational was I had already been using Debian under the hood for nearly 20 years and it has treated me well. I’ve really come to appreciate that there is always an abundance of help and documentation compared to some other distros.

In addition to apt, I use flatpaks now.

Installing NVIDIA drivers manually kinda sucks but vanilla Gnome shell is so much nicer than Ubuntu’s Gnome.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've landed in the same boat. Debian is quite usable as is. And fairly familiar when you've been using Ubuntu/Mint for a bit.