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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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Video [9:57] Project Bluefin: Quick desktop tour and updates! Homebrew, boxbuddy, and ptyxis! (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is there a list of features? Can anyone tell me why I should switch to this from fedora workstation as a normal home user?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Never see or wait for updates ever again. No fear of accidentally shutting down pc while kernel gets updated.

Media codecs preinstalled.

Perfectly set up gaming system if you use Bazzite (Bluefin's sibling).

Get more in touch with the "cloud-native" (containers, declarative configuration) system model which is probably the future of Linux.

Trying something new is always beneficial.