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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 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

The origin of yum, the Yellowdog Updater Modified.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yum_(software)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

context please, I am an uneducated delinquent

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yellow Dog Linux was the/an option for those with PowerPC processors in their Macs and clones from the olden days.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure I ran this on a PS3.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Fedora for PPC (I kid)