this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
673 points (94.2% liked)
Linux
55584 readers
1124 users here now
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Rules
- Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
- No misinformation
- No NSFW content
- No hate speech, bigotry, etc
Related Communities
Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Sweet, thanks! I haven't settled on a distro yet, but from what I've seen this is something Asus does to kneecap as much of the community as they can
Or... just return the laptop?
Then purchase basically anything else
I'm surprised though, I thought Asus wouldn't be a company to do something like that.
Yeah I was passed the return date and a state away when I caught the issue