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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] 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Check out the random button on Distrowatch (distrowatch.com/random.php) - it's like a Linux lottery, but you always win something weird!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago (6 children)

Let's make this a game. Click on it, then you have to install that on bare metal and daily it for a month.

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

Rockstor here. Which is interesting bc I’ve been thinking about setting up another NAS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Oh god, I got Murena (LineageOS distro). How does one install that onto a ThinkPad T480..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

Got RISC OS

mom, I'm scared

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Ha I got tuxedo OS, hopefully thats not too niche

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That’s what I’ve been running on my gaming machine and it’s been great.

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

That's nice to hear!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

I got Linux Lite, which I've tried in the past.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

I got Plamo Linux