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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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I switched from Arch btw to fedora kionite AMA (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 weeks ago by transebding_the_binary@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I recently switched from arch to kionite and I quite like it a lot. There is defenitly more stability and security. Although rpm-ostree I quite a learning curve compared to pacman.

Either way for anyone curious ask NY anything about the distro / the switch to it.

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[–] gi1242@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

honestly, it's going to take a lot for me to switch distros. i had Gentoo for 5y. finally ran out of time to compile and dispatch config. used Debian for 10y. finally bought a new machine where I needed latest Wayland, kernel and drivers, and Debian testing didn't cut it. switched to arch.

to switch now id need something essential that absolutely can't be done in arch.

[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

aka nothing

because distrobox and virt-manager go brrrrrr