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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] Is it worth getting a LTS kernel? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've heard LTS kernels offer more stability, but lack the latest features. How likely is my system to break with the standard kernel?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Stability isn't the same as unbreakability. It just means the update cycle is prolonged.

If you're worried about your system breaking, go for Fedora Atomic (Kinoite, Bazzite, uBlue, etc.).
It offers a very recent kernel (-> better hardware support, better performance, etc.) and because it's an image based distro, you can always roll back, so you'll always have a working and pretty much unbreakable system.