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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).
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There's a lot of ridicule regarding this article but chiming in my opinion. This makes Ubuntu less appealing for me. Granted I would use Mint anyway but, the entire focus of Ubuntu is supposed to be to bring new people in. If I'm helping a friend convert to the OS from Microsoft, I'm not going to want to have to info dump "ok so you will also need x y z and m" for it to properly work. It will be hard enough to have had to explain the install process. This is without mentioning the live aspects of it. I always tell people "try the live version first and if you like it go for it" well if the live process is now a dumbed down minimal.... what's the appeal for new members. I think this is counterproductive to be honest, if I was looking for a skim distro I would just recommend another system, that's the glory of Ubuntu and why it was recommended for starters, it just "works"