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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] 5 points 1 year ago (32 children)

I never ”got" why people like Mint so much. it is mid

[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think mid translates to reliable and boring. Which is desirable for an OS.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Exactly. I want my OS to be as fucking boring as humanly possible.

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

Is it more or less boring than Fedora

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