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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] 19 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

You see, this is why atomic desktops aren't a bad idea.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

This has nothing to do with immutable desktops.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Well in an immutable distro, there is little to no chance for the system to end up in an unusable state (I guess it is the same for distros which apply the updates atomically). Traditional distros are far more likely to bork when so much shit is updated at once

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

I have yet to break anything doing release upgrades on Debian since... 7? Or 6?

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