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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 just realized all my teachers use ubuntu (sh.itjust.works)

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I study math at uni and I was shocked realizing all my teachers use ubuntu on both their laptop and work desktop

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

macOS is mostly the same as Windows in terms of updating Applications.

The App Store is more prevalent than Microsoft Store, but you can still download an executable for most programs from the browser. Installing is a bit different since you drop the file into the app folder instead of actually having an installation executable.

Then there is homebrew, which is an unofficial package manager, which I am using for everything, if available (which is almost all the time)