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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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Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I thought I'll make this thread for all of you out there who have questions but are afraid to ask them. This is your chance!

I'll try my best to answer any questions here, but I hope others in the community will contribute too!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Is there a desktop environment with full wayland support other than Gnome and Plasma? I'd really like LXQT but without X.

I know about Sway and Hyprland but would prefer it if I didn't have to install and configure all the parts of a DE separately.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

COSMIC DE will be in alpha soon. It's written for Wayland, in rust

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are several wlroot based DE, like river, sway, and hyperland. They are all light, but focused on tiling window management and keyboard navigation. Thus, they are not exactly a LXQT replacement.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

They aren't desktop environments though. No polkit, no auto mounting, no handling of media keys, no network management, no session management, NP display management, ... out of the box. Everything has to be configured manually.