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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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Is PopOs a good option if i don't want to tinker much with the OS and do some basic tasks as web browsing etc? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All come with a browser, a PDF reader, and some word doc/spreadsheet program.

Strictly speaking, "All" is a bit of a stretch - Arch doesn't come with any of those by default, neither does Gentoo, or for that matter, nor do any of the minimal/netinstall/server variants of other distros.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Touché, you're right for sure. I should have stayed with saying most and not said all. But that's where my head was at least.