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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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Which distro do you find the most visually appealing? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's in the eye of the beholder, of course. But it would be great to see some solid recommendations.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's dead now, but Apricity was the first distro I really enjoyed the look of. Now I know better than to care about out of box appearance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Out of the box experience is valuable though. No every user wants to tinker for an afternoon to make a system suit their needs. Some want to install and go, nothing wrong with that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Out of box experience is a personal preference. It always has been. Every person expects something different so I don't really care about it anymore.