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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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Ubuntu 24.04 Improves Power Efficiency on Laptops - OMG! Ubuntu (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I though so too, but got fed up from installing fucking video codecs for YouTube, nebula and other platforms manually. And all the configuration.. then I tried Ubuntu and it just worked (untill now, got some weird things, but better than fedora so far)

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

That's the case for Linux Mint, Pop os and others. The distros that ship it just don't have ethical concerns

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

What do you mean? To be honest if there are no working open source video codecs that work and are installed out of the box I am happy to use proprietary ones