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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] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Neither are Docker(-like) containers, at least by default. They are just not intended to keep their filesystem state outside of volumes or mounts

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

True but you can just blow away everything and start from scratch when something goes wrong. It also makes updates way easier